Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
UPDATE: Police Seeking 30-Year-Old Man For Ambulance Theft
UPDATD: 11:31 p.m., Tuesday:
The stolen Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad ambulance was recovered around 11 p.m. unoccupied with the keys inside on Prospect Avenue in Bristol Township’s Croydon section, police Lt. Ralph Johnson said.
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A warrant will be sought for the suspect, who was not captured as of 11:30 p.m.
Original Story:
An ambulance was stolen in Bristol Township Tuesday night.
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Multiple sources confirmed an ambulance belonging to the Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad was taken inside the township around 10 p.m.
A Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad ambulance was dispatched to the Bristol Township Police Station on Bath Road at 9:30 p.m. for a report of a call of a syncope, which means a patient passed out and needs attention. It was not clear if the call was related to the stolen ambulance, but it was the only call for the Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad to respond in Bristol Township Tuesday night, according to emergency medical sources.
A law enforcement official told LevittownNow.com the Philadelphia Police Department’s helicopter was called in to assist as officers searched for the stolen vehicle.
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Readers said the helicopter shined its spotlight on sections of Bristol Township and Bristol Borough near Bath Road and Bath Street. A video of the helicopter appeared on Ring’s Neighbors app.
The city police helicopter headed back to the city around 10:50 p.m.
There was no immediate information on the condition of the ambulance crew or if a patient was in the vehicle when it was taken.
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It was not confirmed whether the emergency vehicle was located or any suspects taken into custody as of 11 p.m.
Police and the rescue squad were not immediately available for comment.
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