Two Charged with Stealing FDNY EMS Vehicle

Nov. 28, 2016
Police found the men inside the EMS pickup after they tracked it via its GPS system in The Bronx.

Two men were caught red handed inside a FDNY EMS vehicle they stole from a hospital Saturday night.

The EMS supervisor’s pickup truck was parked outside Jacobi Medical Center in The Bronx with the engine running when the two made off with the vehicle.

Police officers used the vehicle's GPS technology to track the vehicle to the Soundview Houses, according to the New York Daily News.

Police found Joshua Gicead, 31, and Jorge Santiago, 54, sitting inside the vehicle when they arrived. 

The two have been charged with grand larceny, petty larceny and unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Santiago was also charged with a possession of stolen property charge because he was behind the wheel of the emergency vehicle. 

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