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
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The rig was recovered about an hour after the crash
The suspect was allegedly burglarizing a home when a resident woke up and struck him with a machete
The stolen rig struck four vehicles during its three-mile trip
The suspect reportedly tried to hit members of law enforcement during the pursuit
Aerial footage shows the stolen rig speeding down the highway during the nearly two-hour pursuit
Authorities said the man fled on foot after getting the rig stuck in some mud
Police said the man was being transported for treatment after being pepper-sprayed
Cherokee Cox said she called 911 from the back of the ambulance and looked for something to hit the suspect with
One paramedic was injured falling out of the rig when it was stolen
Three police cruisers were also damaged during the 20-minute cross-state pursuit
Medics were in the hospital offloading a patient when the ambulance was taken
Becky Hedrick described how her husband Delbert became unresponsive as she drove him to the hospital herself
Choctaw County officials released images of the suspect from a camera inside the rig
Mobile County EMS Executive Director Mark Turner said a request for the sheriff’s department was canceled after the patient initially calmed down
Officials say the patient produced a firearm at the hospital, demanded the crew give up the ambulance and then led officers on a pursuit
Officials said a group of juveniles got inside the rig and started driving it while Sacramento firefighters were on a medical call
Panama City police reported that the ambulance was stolen from outside a hospital
Police say the man crashed the rig into hospital property before driving off
Paramedics were responding to a medical call when a man supposedly jumped in the ambulance and drove to a nearby fast food restaurant
Police say the man activated the ambulance’s equipment in an attempt to get other vehicles to move out of the way
A police officer who responded to a domestic violence call said they recognized the man from video of the ambulance theft
Police say the man was wearing an EMT’s jacket when officers arrived and had to be forcefully pulled out of the rig
An Ogden Fire Department crew was treating a patient inside a building when the rig was taken from the scene
A Guardian EMS employee who was cleaning the ambulance at the time had to physically restrain the woman while ordering her to pull over and park
Authorities touted the recapture of David Pittman, who is serving a 10-year sentence for aggravated battery, but did not give details of the escape
Joshua Eric Matlock, 24, was arrested last week in connection with the incident that left a Santiam Hospital ambulance burnt down to its frame
One of the paramedics managed to get to the front of the rig and force the man to pull over
Police said the man had been transported to the hospital after an earlier crash in which he nearly ran over an officer
Multiple attempts to halt the rig using stop sticks were unsuccessful
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