From Washington Examiner:
An unidentified person stole an ambulance from a hospital in Idaho and then purposely drove the vehicle into a building where the Department of Homeland Security was leasing offices on Wednesday. No people were reportedly injured in the attack in Meridian, Idaho, and the suspect is still at large.
The Meridian Police Department said that the unknown suspect stole the hospital from St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center on Wednesday at 11:10 p.m. local time. The person then rammed it into an office building where DHS is leasing office space at approximately 12:30 a.m. The suspect then tried to light the vehicle on fire by pouring “gasoline or another accelerant” on the ambulance before running away, according to reports
Local law enforcement officials said that the suspect used gasoline cans that were concealed in bushes near the office.
Meridian Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea said the ambulance was rammed into the office building, describing the events based on the MPD’s preliminary investigation during a brief press conference on Thursday morning.
“Last night at approximately 11:10 p.m., officers from the Meridian Police Department … responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting that a Canyon County paramedic’s ambulance had been stolen from the ambulance bay at St. Luke’s West,” said Basterrechea. “Preliminary investigation indicates the suspect drove the ambulance north through the parking lot and retrieved gas cans that had been staged in nearby vegetation. The suspect then drove the ambulance directly into the North Portico building, which houses Department of Homeland Security offices.”
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