Ambulance joyride ends with woman's arrest

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A joyride in an ambulance ended with a 26-year-old woman behind bars this morning.

Police said the woman stole a Houston Fire Department ambulance just after 10pm and took it for a ride, seconds after paramedics dropped off a patient at St. Joseph's Hospital.

According to investigators, EMS workers transported a patient to St. Joseph's, but when they returned to the ambulance, it was gone.

Another ambulance found the stolen emergency vehicle nearly 45 minutes later on Pierce near Hutchins.

Police believe the woman was under the influence of drugs when she allegedly stole the ambulance. Officials said the vehicle wasn't damaged.

The woman was taken into custody and faces charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

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Shots fired at ambulance in east Houston

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An ambulance responding to a call about a shooting victim in east Houston Monday night ended up with bullet holes in it.

It happened near North Super and Canal Street. The first 911 call came in as a family disturbance with someone shot in the leg.

When his ambulance arrived, police say there was a man in his car blocking the road. Paramedics asked him to move and eventually drove around him, but as the emergency crews attended to the victim, the suspect pulled out his gun and shot the ambulance at least four times with paramedics inside.

After the shooting, the suspect apparently jumped out of his car and fled.

Officers found his car and with help from witnesses, say they're now focused on finding him.

"There's physical evidence inside the vehicle that matches up to the scene and we do have positive identification," said Sgt. Robert Torres with Houston Police Homicide Division.

Police say the man who was originally shot in the leg ended up being transported by another ambulance. He is listed in stable condition at Ben Taub Hospital and is expected to survive.

There were no injuries in the second shooting.

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Driver dies after slamming into ambulance in northwest Houston

It was a close call for paramedics after a car slammed into the ambulance as they were about to load a patient. (ABC13 viewer)

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A driver was killed when he crashed his car into the back of an ambulance in northwest Houston overnight.

It happened around 12:30am on Kempwood near Ryson. Investigators say the ambulance was parked in the street while responding to a sick call. Two paramedics were standing nearby and saw the car coming and jumped out of the way.

The driver of the car became trapped and had to be rescued, but later died at the hospital. There is no word on what led to the crash.

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