🚨 **Shocking Ambulance Theft at Royal Stoke University Hospital!** 🚨
Last night turned into an unexpected drama at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. An ambulance parked outside was taken with a paramedic, a patient, and another person still on board. No keys were reportedly left inside, but that didn’t stop the suspect from driving off with the vehicle.
The swift response from Staffordshire Police was impressive. Officers, assisted by a dog unit and a police plane, tracked the ambulance across Stoke-on-Trent, with the chase finally ending at a petrol station in Chesterton.
The suspect, a 31-year-old local man, tried to escape through the marshland but was promptly apprehended by the quick-thinking police dog team. He’s now in custody and faces charges that include kidnap, vehicle theft, drink-driving, and failing to provide a specimen for analysis. Thankfully, nobody inside the ambulance was injured.
Police are eager to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident. If you have any information, please call 101 quoting incident number 743 of March 25.
Stay safe, folks, and keep an eye out! 👀
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