Man arrested in stolen rig while ordering Jack in the Box
Paramedics were responding to a medical call when a man supposedly jumped in the ambulance and drove to a nearby fast food restaurant
Julian Gill
Houston Chronicle
HOUSTON — A man was arrested Thursday after driving a stolen ambulance to a Houston fast food restaurant, according to HPD.
Paramedics were responding to a call at South Post Oak and West Orem when the man jumped in the vehicle and drove off, police said
Officers tracked the ambulance to a fast food restaurant, where the man was ordering in the drive-thru with the vehicle's the emergency lights on. He was taken into custody without incident.
UPDATE: Booking photo of Renaldo Dechaume Leonard, 36, now charged with felony theft in this incident. #hounews https://t.co/7TepplwMHJ pic.twitter.com/ap2Ke8s2tU
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) January 22, 2021
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