Police Seek Leads on Stolen Vehicle from Boone Medical Center

In an unusual incident in Colorado, a mental health patient stole an ambulance from Columbus Community Hospital, leading to a 20-minute police chase that ended when the vehicle crashed after spike strips were deployed. The patient had initially claimed to be a kidnapping victim and drove off in the ambulance after being transported to the hospital. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, although the ambulance sustained significant damage. Meanwhile, in Boone, North Carolina, a police car was stolen from the Watauga Medical Center campus, prompting authorities to seek public assistance in locating the suspect, who has been described as a man with dark facial hair wearing a beige hooded sweatshirt. The stolen police vehicle, a 2014 Ford Taurus, is marked as belonging to campus police and was missing a front-right passenger window. Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers for both cases.