Ambulance Stolen Outside Chicago Hospital, Later Found

April 07--Someone drove off in an ambulance that had parked at a Chicago hospital moments earlier Sunday night, according to police.

Police in southwest suburban Lyons later located the ambulance and took a suspect into custody, according to a police dispatcher.

About 8:45 p.m., someone stepped into a private ambulance parked outside John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County and drove away, police said.

Police in Lyons found the vehicle near the intersection of 1st Avenue and Ogden Avenue, near a Burger King restaurant, according to a police dispatcher. A suspect was taken into custody, the dispatcher said.

The dispatcher referred further questions to supervisors.

The ambulance had been parked at Stroger while paramedics dropped off a patient, according to Chicago police. The hospital is located at 1969 W. Ogden Avenue, about 9 miles from where the ambulance was found.

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