As getaway vehicles go, an ambulance may not be the most discrete choice.
But somebody decided to steal one anyway on Saturday morning.
The joyride was a brief one, however, with the thief managing to go only as far as from the 700-block of North Road in Coquitlam to the intersection of East Columbia and Nootka Street in New Westminster, about a four-minute drive.
"The ambulance was taken while paramedics were inside a residence providing medical services," at about 3 a.m. said Coquitlam RCMP Const. Jamie Phillipson.
New Westminster Police found the ambulance unoccupied after it crashed into a light standard and are now holding it for a forensic examination.
Police haven't located the suspect or witnesses. Anyone with information is asked to call 604-945-1550.
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