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Man steals ambulance with paramedic, patient inside

The ambulance was stolen after paramedics responded to a call; the keys were in the ignition when the suspect took off

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Brown was arrested and booked in jail on suspicion of robbery and two counts of kidnapping.

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By EMS1 Staff

DAYTON, Ohio — A man was arrested Friday night after stealing an ambulance with a paramedic and patient inside.

WHIO.com reported that police apprehended Jeffrey Lamar Brown within an hour of driving off with a Dayton Fire Department life squad.

The ambulance was stolen after paramedics responded to a call; the keys were in the ignition when the suspect took off.

Police were able to stop the ambulance about a mile and half from where it was stolen. Brown was arrested and booked in jail on suspicion of robbery and two counts of kidnapping.

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