Cops: Intoxicated 21-year-old steals ambulance

Allegedly thought he had no other way to get home from night of drinking

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updated 11:04 a.m. ET Oct. 12, 2009

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Police in the Kansas college town of Lawrence say they have arrested a 21-year-old man who stole an ambulance to get home after a night of drinking.

Lawrence Police Sgt. Susan Hadl says the ambulance crew parked it early Sunday while responding to a medical emergency in an area filled with bars and specialty shops.

Hadl says the man was intoxicated and believed he had no other way home. He led police on a brief, low-speed chase.

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The man was arrested on charges of theft of the ambulance as well as driving under the influence.