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Ambulance stolen in Texas recovered in Mexico

A person who had called to request a Brownsville Fire/EMS ambulance ended up hopping into the driver鈥檚 seat and stealing the ambulance

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Brownsville Police Department

By Sarah Roebuck
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas 鈥 An ambulance that was stolen out of Brownsville has been recovered in Mexico, .

On Aug. 4, the Brownsville Police Department and Brownsville Fire/EMS responded to an emergency call for a person who complained of abdominal pain and requested to be transported to a hospital.

As EMS arrived, the caller then unexpectedly jumped into the driver鈥檚 seat of the ambulance and sped away from the scene, police said. The suspect proceeded to drive the ambulance toward the international border, where he crashed into barriers before driving into Matamoros, Mexico.

A spokesperson for the that during 鈥渟ecurity and surveillance patrols鈥 in Matamoros, they received a report from security personnel at the Brownsville & Matamoros Express International Bridge.

The spokesperson added that protocols were immediately activated, and the stolen ambulance was later found abandoned near the San Joaquin Funeral Park.

No EMS providers or bystanders were injured in this incident.


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