Callous Thief Steals Vital Life-Saving Vehicle
Update: Arrest Made in Case. See Firegeezer Update Report HERE.
A SPECIALIST-CARE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL car was stolen from the home of a duty-call medic whose house was burgled during the night Sunday/Monday and the car keys were taken then. It was then driven away and hasn't been seen since, even though it is brightly adorned with ambulance markings along with flashing lights and a siren.
Daily Record
The (Scotland) Daily Record reports:
The Subaru Forester 4×4 – bought last year after major fundraising efforts – was nabbed by a thief who pocketed the car keys during a housebreaking. Last night, medics and charity workers who helped raise money to buy the rapid-response, all-terrain vehicle were "devastated".
The missing vehicle, which is decked out with intensive care equipment, is clearly marked as a kids' ambulance and has flashing lights and sirens. It was found to be missing at 7am (Monday) when the burglary in Thomson Avenue was discovered.
The ambulance is used to get sick kids from all over Scotland to the country's two children's intensive care units in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The vehicle, operated by the NHS's Scottish Paediatric Intensive Care Transport Service, gets medical teams to sick children quicker than normal ambulances.
Read the entire article HERE.
The ambulance was a gift donated last year from Subaru to the Yorkhill Children's Foundation, which raises funds for Yorkhill Childrens Hospital in Glasgow.
Shona Cardle, the Foundation's Chief Executive, told Sky News: "The theft of this life-saving vehicle is not just a car theft.
"This is a vital life-saving vehicle which is used to ensure the quick response needed to save the lives of sick children and babies from all over Scotland. Yorkhill Children's Foundation is appalled that the life of a child or baby could be put in jeopardy by this mindless crime."
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- Another Stolen Ambulance – May 30, 2011
- Another Stolen Ambulance – February 22, 2012
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