Crime & Safety
Suspect Taken Into Custody After Stealing Ambulance
Troopers said 32-year-old Vincent Scrbacic of Irondale, Ohio resisted arrest while being taken into custody.
December 9, 2022
Police said a man was drunk when he stole an ambulance in Pittsburgh and drove away, stopping only after troopers deployed spike strips.
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According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, just before 4:30 a.m. Friday, medics were responding to a call on West Sycamore Street in Mt. Washington. As they were treating a patient, police said a man stole the ambulance and fled.
He drove the ambulance out of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania State Police said troopers picked up the chase in the area of I-376 in Robinson Township, using spike strips to deflate the ambulance's tires.
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