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A suspect stole an ambulance Friday night and drove through Philadelphia for more than an hour, crashing into other vehicles and police
A man was arrested after more than an hour evading numerous police cruisers in Northeast Philadelphia. NBC10 reporters Matt DeLucia and Aaron Baskerville were in the neighborhoods surveying the extensive damage.
A runaway ambulance, driven by a suspect, wound its way Friday night through busy streets in Philadelphia.
The suspect was chased for more than an hour by dozens of police cruisers, evading them in numerous close calls and crashing into other vehicles along the way. He initially stole the ambulance at the scene of an alleged shooting on Roosevelt Boulevard.
The chase began shortly after 9 p.m. The chase finally ended in Northeast Philadelphia after he evaded officers throughout numerous neighborhoods there. During that time, he drove along some of the city's busiest streets, including the boulevard, Cottman Avenue and Frankford Avenue.
He was arrested at Walnut Lane and Tolbut Street in the Rhawnhurst neighborhood. The suspect was shirtless and appeared to be wearing only underwear.