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Seattle man arrested after throwing a brick at ambulance

No one was injured when a man threw a brick at the windshield of an ambulance responding to a call

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By Bill Carey
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SEATTLE — A Seattle man has been arrested after throwing a brick at the windshield of an ambulance as it was responding to a call Tuesday.

The Seattle Police Department told KOMO that the fire department medic crew was driving on 45th Street at Bagley Avenue North when the suspect threw the brick into the windshield.

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No one was injured and witnesses guided police officers to the man who was earlier described as acting erratically in the street before throwing the brick.

The man was jailed on charges of malicious mischief and assault.

According to a fire department spokesperson, the ambulance was placed out of service and another medic unit responded to the original call.

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