The Brief
- A 38-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing an ambulance from a Marietta RaceTrac parking lot.
- Police say cameras inside the ambulance captured the driver drinking a beer while driving the stolen emergency vehicle.
- Police say the suspect later tried to enter secured doors at a nearby hospital.
MARIETTA, Ga. – A 38-year-old man faces multiple charges after he allegedly stole an ambulance from a local gas station and drove it to a hospital while drinking a beer, according to Marietta police.
Marietta ambulance theft
What we know:
A man stole an ambulance from the parking lot of a RaceTrac gas station on Church Street, according to the Marietta Police Department. Cameras inside the emergency vehicle showed the driver drinking a Bud Light and failing to wear a seat belt while driving down the road.
An officer working a separate detail heard the radio description of the suspect and realized he had just spoken to the suspect. The officer said 38-year-old Eric Jordan had tried to get into the hospital through secured doors.…