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.
I am past concerned. I am past surprised. I am increasingly furious that we are still allowing this to happen.
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!
News from around the world highlights the danger to medics everywhere from assault and vehicle collisions
Dash cam video of ’40 mile joy ride’ shows deputy shooting right rear tire of ambulance; man tased at end of chase after running naked through a church
A woman was arrested after driving off in ambulance; police use AVL to find her 10 miles away
He also hit several parked cars and an occupied vehicle before police found him crashed into a utility pole
Person charged in theft of ambulance that was recovered minutes later with no damage
Man drives ambulance away from hospital; ditches it minutes later
She suffered multiple injuries after a man attacked EMTs, stole an ambulance, and crashed into her car killing her friend; the man was arrested and suffered critical injuries
Crew assaulted by distressed motorist who then stole their ambulance; after theft assailant killed one and injured others in multiple crashes
He told police he was heading to the Booby Trap Bar; they tracked the vehicle using an EMT’s cellphone left inside the ambulance
The chase drew multiple law enforcement agencies as it crossed county lines
Police found the suspect next to the crashed ambulance with a blanket and box of crackers
The man was initially brought to hospital after deliberately causing a traffic accident
The teen was arrested and Tased after police located the rig, and he walked toward officers while refusing to drop an armful of items
A man being treated by medics drove off in the ambulance and led police on a chase that ended when he crashed into a truck at an intersection
A responder sitting in the back was able to jump out safely before he drove away; the patient felt he was being hospitalized against his will
Dash cam captures the police pursuit of an ambulance stolen by a hospital patient as it makes several unpredictable stops
The ambulance was stolen while an EMS crew dropped off a patient at an area hospital
He’s accused of stealing the vehicle while it was left running during a medical call, and leading police on a 10-mile chase
Gonzalo Tellez-Santilla, 34, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated fleeing, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and assault on a healthcare worker
The rigs must remain running to keep the air conditioning on; they were were stolen while crews were inside a local hospital
The man took off in the stolen ambulance and was arrested after police recovered the crashed vehicle
Chas K. Weaver, 18, of Daphne, was arrested after police posted photos from the video footage on Facebook, and they got hundreds of shares
She broke into a fire station and told authorities she needed to get to the hospital as soon as possible
He got into the driver’s seat as medics were responding to a residence for a call about a psychiatric patient
Police followed it with GPS tracking, and arrested a 34-year-old man when he stopped in a vacant lot
Police said the 67-year-old man told officers he was doing a transfer to Dallas and was still wearing his hospital gown
The medic narrates what happened when two people stole an ambulance while he was sleeping in the back
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