AMR Personnel Call Police When Man Jumps In Drivers Seat Of Ambulance

NASHUA, NH — Nashua police responded to East Hollis Street Monday morning for a report that a man was attempting to steal an AMR ambulance while the crew was on a medical call.

AMR personnel contacted dispatch and requested police to respond to the scene. Officers located Anthony Lamontagne, 22, after they found him sitting behind the wheel of the ambulance and turning the steering wheel, according to Sgt. John Cinelli of the Nashua Police Department.

"It doesn’t appear he tried to leave with the ambulance, but when confronted by fire personnel Lamontagne tried to leave the scene and was detained," he said. "No one was injured and there was no damage to the ambulance."

Christopher Stawasz, the director of AMR Government Affairs, said the ambulances were equipped with anti-theft devices, which were effective.

Lamontagne was arrested on a misdemeanor unauthorized use charge and was processed at the Nashua Police Station and then released on bail.