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A Colorado County EMS ambulance was stolen by a mental health patient from the Columbus Community Hospital Tuesday morning, March 18, leading law enforcement on a 20-minute chase before crashing on County Rd. 101 near Highway 71.
EMS personnel drove an unnamed patient to CCH from a call outside of Borden off Highway 90, assisting local law enforcement after the patient told deputies she was kidnapped by two males and left in the trunk of a car parked on the side of the highway.
After care was transferred to CCH staff, the patient exited her room and walked out of the facility. About the time CCH and EMS staff realized she was exiting the building, the patient hopped into the 2019 Dodge ambulance in the ER bay and left the hospital, prompting an immediate response from Columbus Police Department, Colorado County Sheriff’s Department and Texas DPS.
