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Patient leaves emergency room and steals ambulance at SLU Hospital

Around 3:25 a.m., emergency service crews transported a 48-year-old man to the hospital after they found him in the street.
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ST. LOUIS – An investigation is underway after a patient stole an ambulance from Saint Louis University Hospital Wednesday morning.

Around 3:25 a.m., emergency service crews transported a 48-year-old man to the hospital after they found him in the street.

During treatment, the man left the emergency room and stole an ambulance, which was parked outside. A short time later, officers found the ambulance near Mississippi and LaSalle. The suspect was taken into custody.

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