FROM VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, COMES A REPORT on still another stolen ambulance. This time it was an AMR unit that was outside of a residence while the crew was inside tending to their patient. A passing Vancouver firefighter had stopped in to assist and he saw the ambulance suddenly drive away. He notified the crew and they called for a backup unit, then notified the police.
The missing ambulance was abandoned about 10 minutes later several miles from the scene. Neighbors believe it was snatched by a local street bum that they recognized and the police are searching for him.
WKPTV Ch. 12 Portland has this video report:
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