Man Accused of Stealing Houston (TX) Ambulance from Hospital, Leading Police on Chase

Police said a man accused of stealing an ambulance from a Houston hospital and leading officers on a chase Tuesday morning is in custody.

ABC 13 reports the man had already been arrested Monday for burglarizing a home. The man, who was not immediately identified, was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital after complaining of an unspecified injury during his initial run-in with the law.

Police said the suspect grew angry when he couldn’t use the bathroom at the hospital Tuesday. An officer handcuffed the man and a fight between the two erupted, leading to a chase through the hospital.

Police said the man made it outside the hospital where an ambulance crew was unloading a patient. The man is then accused of driving off in the Houston Fire Department ambulance.

The chase ended when the man hit a parked car. He was taken into custody after a brief SWAT standoff with officers, police said.

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