Woman Steals New Orleans Ambulance with Crew, Patient Inside

Oct. 31, 2024

The EMTs were treating a patient in the back of the ambulance when the woman jumped in and took off.

A New Orleans ambulance was stolen by a woman Tuesday night while two EMTs and their patient were in the back.

The ambulance was in a hotel parking lot when the woman hopped in behind the wheel and took off, according to WVUE.

The crew kept police notified of their location. Other EMS units also followed the rig and one pulled in front of it when the woman stopped to block it until officers arrived.

New Orleans police said the woman was arrested and taken to University Medical Center for a psychiatric evaluation. Her identity was not immediately disclosed. Police said arrest warrants are being obtained to book the woman with simple kidnapping and “various traffic offenses” upon her discharge from the hospital.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.