Ambulance Stolen

We can chase ambulances?

• A driver led Chicago police on a wild chase through the West Side Friday afternoon after stealing an ambulance from Loretto Hospital. 

  Cicero police said three paramedics were taking a patient to Loretto Hospital in the city's Austin neighborhood around 4 p.m. One paramedic was still inside the hospital, the second was standing by the ambulance's back door, and the third was inside the vehicle as a different patient was being escorted out of Loretto by security. That patient ran to the driver's side door of the ambulance, jumped inside, and drove away with the third paramedic still in the back of the ambulance. The paramedic was able to jump out of the ambulance about two blocks away, Cicero police said. 

  The paramedic who had been standing by the ambulance called 911 immediately, Cicero police said, allowing Chicago police to quickly respond and give chase. 

Thank goodness no shots were fired!

• The driver then led police on a chase through the city's West Side. At one point, police were able to stop and box in the ambulance near Jackson and Central, but the driver barricaded himself in the ambulance and rammed into squad cars to escape again. There are reports police opened fire on the driver when he rammed the squad cars, but there are no reports of any vehicles or people being struck by gunfire. 

  The Civilian Office of Police Accountability confirmed they are investigating an officer-involved shooting.

And they didn't hit the ambulance? Seriously? It's a giant freaking box, roughly forty times the size of a qualification target....and no reports of any hits on it?

No one seriously injured, but an Officer did go to the hospital after the offender rammed a squad car.