Comments on: Ambulance Theft- A Valid Concern http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2009/06/23/ambulance-theft-a-valid-concern/ Discussing Policies Critical To The Nation Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:39:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Patrick Kerrigan http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2009/06/23/ambulance-theft-a-valid-concern/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Patrick Kerrigan Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:48:09 +0000 http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/?p=239#comment-66 I am a former detective with the Veterans Administration Police in Chicago. I have collected information in regards to stolen medical equipment. In my research mainly looking at thefts from hospitals, I have come across a number of incidents where ambulances or medical equipment has been stolen from them. I have documented at least one ambulance theft but have more information on the medical equipment that has been stolen. I know that a number of ambulances have been stolen, but the articles don't provide alot of detail. Quite often the ambulances are recovered. There is one incident in the Southern U.S., where an individual stole an ambulance. It was later stopped across state lines. Inside they found a dead deer which the thief had I guess attempted to revive. It appears that the deer was hooked up to an IV line. I am a former detective with the Veterans Administration Police in Chicago. I have collected information in regards to stolen medical equipment. In my research mainly looking at thefts from hospitals, I have come across a number of incidents where ambulances or medical equipment has been stolen from them. I have documented at least one ambulance theft but have more information on the medical equipment that has been stolen.

I know that a number of ambulances have been stolen, but the articles don’t provide alot of detail. Quite often the ambulances are recovered. There is one incident in the Southern U.S., where an individual stole an ambulance. It was later stopped across state lines. Inside they found a dead deer which the thief had I guess attempted to revive. It appears that the deer was hooked up to an IV line.

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