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Woman arrested after taking ambulance for joyride

She stole the ambulance outside a hospital while EMTs stepped inside for a moment

HICKORY, N.C. — A woman spent about 10 minutes joyriding in a stolen ambulance before she was arrested Saturday night.

WSOCtv reported that Norma Jean James jumped into the ambulance outside a hospital while EMTs stepped inside for a moment.

Police said she stopped a few minutes later, and asked a man for a cigarette and directions to a neighboring town.

Officers then spotted her at an intersection and arrested her, according to the report.