JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man faces theft and burglary charges after he was accused of stealing an ambulance from the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department Fire Station 9 on Main Street Friday.
According to an arrest report, a JFRD firefighter first spotted a man, later identified as Amaree Wiggins, walking toward the fire station from Main Street. The report said that the firefighter did not question Wiggins’ intentions, believing he was approaching the station to seek assistance.
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A separate JFRD engineer was on a computer when he first noticed Wiggins. That interaction was also redacted. However, a lieutenant told investigators he walked outside and saw the ambulance heading south on Main Street while crew members chased after the vehicle.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded and located Wiggins driving the ambulance on Interstate 95 near Dunn Avenue. Wiggins reportedly stopped the vehicle on Busch Drive near the Anheuser-Busch facility, where he was taken into custody.
No one else was found inside the ambulance, according to the report.
Wiggins was charged with theft of a motor vehicle valued over $100,000 and burglary without a weapon.