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https://nypost.com/2026/02/19/us-news/maniac-crashes-accelerant-doused-stolen-ambulance-into-idaho-dhs-office/
Authorities in Idaho were searching Thursday for a suspect who they said stole an ambulance outside a hospital, poured an accelerant over it and drove it into a nearby building that houses U.S. Department of Homeland Security offices.
Meridian Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea didn’t identify the substance poured on the inside and outside of the ambulance.
“It appears the suspect was unable to ignite the accelerant before being scared off by responding agencies,” he said in a statement.
The incident occurred at about 11:10 p.m. Wednesday in the Boise suburb of Meridian, police said.
The suspect took the ambulance from St. Luke’s hospital and drove it north through a parking lot, Basterrechea said.
The suspect then retrieved gas cans from nearby vegetation, he said.
Authorities in Idaho were searching Thursday for a suspect who they said stole an ambulance outside a hospital, poured an accelerant over it and drove it into a nearby building that houses U.S. Department of Homeland Security offices.
Meridian Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea didn’t identify the substance poured on the inside and outside of the ambulance.
“It appears the suspect was unable to ignite the accelerant before being scared off by responding agencies,” he said in a statement.
The incident occurred at about 11:10 p.m. Wednesday in the Boise suburb of Meridian, police said.
The suspect took the ambulance from St. Luke’s hospital and drove it north through a parking lot, Basterrechea said.
The suspect then retrieved gas cans from nearby vegetation, he said.
