Grand theft ambulance: The crime we’re letting happen

An ambulance is stolen in the U.S. once every 2 weeks … and we are to blame!

In December 2023, I wrote the article, “Respond in 8 minutes — Gone in 60 seconds,” a headline born of frustration, based on a rising number of ambulance thefts that, at the time, seemed both absurd and increasingly common. I had hoped that naming the problem might nudge the system toward solving it. After all, how could something so costly, dangerous and preventable not trigger action?

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