An Illinois man is in a spot of trouble for
stealing an ambulance from a hospital.
Ross Crampton, 29, was transported to Silver Cross Hospital early Sunday after he barricaded himself inside a residence in New Lenox, a village about 40 miles southwest of Chicago.
At the end of the five-hour standoff--which did not result in criminal charges--cops brought Crampton to the hospital for a psychological evaluation.
According to police, Crampton, pictured at right, left the Silver Cross emergency room around 5 AM and hopped into an ambulance, which he then drove away.
After officials discovered that the ambulance had been stolen, a check of the vehicle’s GPS tracker revealed that it was parked about three miles away from the hospital. Cops subsequently found the Kurtz Ambulance Service vehicle in front of the home of a Crampton friend.
He was arrested at his friend's place and is now up on felony charges.