Female Patient, Still Wearing a Gown, Steals Ambulance From Texas Hospital, Leads Police on Slow-Speed Chase
A female patient, still wearing her gown, stole a Private EMS ambulance from a College Station, Texas, hospital and led police on a slow-speed chase. Police eventually caught up to her because the ambulance, as most people probably would expect, had GPS tracking.
Police said the 27-year-old woman from Navasota who they arrested for stealing the ambulance had been a patient at CHI St. Joseph Health.
The College Station Police Department, with coordination from EMS dispatch and GPS information on the ambulance, officers were able to quickly locate the ambulance heading towards Navasota on Highway 6.
“A very short and slow speed pursuit came to an end with the suspect being taken into custody,” read a statement from the College Station Police Department. “She has been charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle.”
There is no further information available on the suspect’s health before the incident, why she took it, or what lead up to her stealing it.
People stealing ambulances happens way more often than one might think
In Dec. 2025, a female patient at Hilton Head Medical Center in South Carolina stole an ambulance from outside the emergency room and drove off. Police deputies were able to stop her using spike strips.
In Oct. 2025, traffic from ongoing roadwork stopped a thief from leading police on a chase in Chicago in a stolen ambulance. That same month, police in Michigan had to deal with a suspect that stole an ambulance with a paramedic and patient inside.
In Feb. 2024, a Virginia man led police on a manhunt for several days. It occurred after he reportedly stole an ambulance from a hospital. He was still in a medical gown and with an IV tethered to his arm when he took it.
In Sept. 2023, at HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital in Florida, a 25-year-old female patient took an unattended ambulance. The vehicle’s paramedics were inside the hospital dropping off a patient.
