Stolen Ambulance
Ambulances are regularly stolen from hospital emergency departments and incidents. Locking the ambulance is an absolute duty and should be a policy for every agency, as well as a habit for every EMS provider, like wearing a seatbelt.
EMS veteran Mark Postma joins Rob Lawrence to unpack the latest vehicle standards and share why ambulance security can’t be an afterthought
An ambulance is stolen in the U.S. once every 2 weeks … and we are to blame!
This episode reveals data-driven insights into tiered response models, community funding wins, and the growing role of local stories in national EMS advocacy
Novi PD says a man carjacked a Medstar ambulance with a paramedic and patient inside, crashed into another vehicle, then fled on foot and tried to disarm responding officers
The Medstar unit was taken from a crash scene in Novi, leading to another crash and fire that injured four people
The 66-year-old man had been taken to the ER for evaluation and left on foot before driving off in a parked Community Care Ambulance
The stolen rig ran a red light, struck another vehicle and was slowed by spike strips
A man stole a Downey Fire Department ambulance from the scene and was caught after crashing in Alhambra
A man accused of stealing an ambulance from Baton Rouge General-Mid City led police on a chaotic chase after paramedics refused to take him to another hospital location
Two suspects were arrested after stealing an ambulance from Effingham Health System and leading police on a high-speed pursuit across three counties
The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver came to a stop and finished drinking a beer in full view of troopers
The EMS crew provided their location, allowing another rig to intercept the ambulance while police apprehended the driver
An Orange City Fire Department ambulance was stolen as paramedics were dropping off a patient at Foothill Regional Medical Center
A Mobile Medical Response ambulance was stolen from outside a Bay City hospital
GPS tracking helped Greeley police locate the UCHealth ambulance
A person who had called to request a Brownsville Fire/EMS ambulance ended up hopping into the driver’s seat and stealing the ambulance
Paramedics jumped out of the moving ambulance before the pursuit crossed two counties
While a Crittenden EMS crew was inside Regional One, a patient reportedly left the hospital and stole a Memphis Fire Department ambulance from the bay
Idaho authorities found the Treasure Valley ambulance 100 miles away from its base in Ontario
Helicopter and body-worn camera footage shows Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies arresting a woman after she stole an ambulance from a hospital
Police in Eden used stop sticks to halt a stolen Rockingham County EMS ambulance
Brian Paladino with the Willoughby Hills Fire Department jumped into the ambulance’s open passenger window to prevent the thief from fleeing
Spike strip, pepper balls used to stop a man who stole a Sacramento Fire Department EMS captain’s pickup truck
Stories about patients stealing ambulances are common, so here’s how you can protect your vehicle
Cabell County medics were inside a house treating a patient when the man jumped into their rig and drove off
A man led police on a pursuit across two counties before crashing after a PIT maneuver
An AMR supervisor rolled down his window to ask if a man standing in the road was okay; the man approached the ambulance and “began throwing himself at the window, gaining access to the ambulance”
The ambulance was stolen shortly after the medic crew arrived at a call regarding a potential psychiatric patient
Fairfax County police said the suspect had not yet been discharged from the hospital but walked away with an IV in his arm
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