Florida Man Steals Ambulance, Gets It Stuck in Mud a Few Miles Away
On 4/5/21 at 10:31 AM EDT
A Florida man was arrested on Sunday after he stole an ambulance but got it stuck in mud a few miles away.
According to a press release from the Hernando County Sheriff s Office in Florida, on Sunday, authorities responded to a call of a stolen ambulance near the area of Port Court in Spring Hill.
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The ambulance is owned by the Hernando County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services, according to the release. At around 12:27 p.m. local time, the ambulance was parked in the ambulance bay of the Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, Florida, when it was taken.
5 Apr 2021
Authorities in Florida arrested a man who allegedly stole an ambulance on Sunday from a hospital in Hernando County.
According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified once an ambulance owned by Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services was taken at about 12:30 p.m. from Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, WFLA reported.
The ambulance crew was reportedly inside the building dropping off a patient when the vehicle was taken.
The sheriff’s office detailed the events in a media release posted to Facebook on Sunday, writing, “The suspect, later identified Trey Cornwell DOB/03-14-1992 drove the ambulance to the Kass Circle area off of Port Court”:
Trey Cornwell, 29, is being charged with grand theft auto.
Credit: Hernando County Sheriff s Office Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 3:44 PM EDT April 4, 2021 Updated: 4:10 PM EDT April 4, 2021
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. A man has been arrested after deputies say he stole an ambulance Sunday afternoon, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.
Trey Cornwell, 29, is being charged with grand theft auto.
Deputies said the ambulance, owned by Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services was taken at 12:27 p.m. from the ambulance bay at Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville.
The ambulance crew was inside the hospital dropping off a patient when Cornwell stole the ambulance, deputies said.
Florida Man Stole Ambulance from Hospital, Got Stuck in Mud While Approaching Water: Deputies Alberto Luperon
Trey Cornwell
A man in Hernando County, Florida is accused of stealing an ambulance, and getting it stuck in mud. We’re no experts in committing grand theft auto, but we’re pretty sure that could have gone way better.
Trey Allen Cornwell, 29, was arrested Sunday, authorities say.
According to deputies, the ambulance crew was inside the Oak Hill Hospital to drop off a patient. It was 12:27 p.m. Cornwell allegedly used this time to make off with the vehicle, which is owned by the Hernando County Fire & Emergency Services.
Man steals ambulance from Oak Hill hospital, sheriff s office says
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and last updated 2021-04-04 15:59:00-04
OAK HILL, Fla. â A man was arrested for stealing an ambulance on Sunday, the sheriff s office said.
The Hernando County Sheriff s Office said the ambulance owned by Hernando County Fire & Emergency Services was taken at 12:27 p.m. from Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville.
The ambulance crew was inside the hospital dropping off a patient when the ambulance was stolen.
The suspect was later identified as Trey Cornwell. The sheriff s office said he drove the ambulance to the Kass Circle area off Port of Court.