Life Saving Equipment Stolen From Ambulances

4 Ambulances damaged and life saving equipment stolen in despicable attack

Four ambulances were intentionally damaged and life saving equipment stolen in a mindless attack in the early hours of Friday 30th June.

The ambulances which were parked outside of Gorse Hill ambulance station Leicestershire when the attack took place.The ambulances belong to East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) who also cover the Newark area. 

During the despicable action windows were smashed and vital lifesaving equipment was stolen. This not only puts lives at risk but the cost of repairs and replacement equipment will cost the service and tax payers is estimated £85,000.  The Lifepaks, manually operated defibrillators and diagnostic machines, have been targeted and stolen.

Mark Gregory, Paramedic and General Manager for Leicestershire said: “This reckless act means four ambulances requires major repair works and can’t respond to emergencies.  Whoever did this clearly didn’t think of the impact that their actions would have on their community. 

“Further to this, the loss and replacement of four lifesaving defibrillators will divert valuable funds from front line resource.

“We have a zero tolerance approach and will work with Leicestershire Police to take action and make sure that whoever did this receives the appropriate punishment.”

While every effort has been made to repair and re-stock vehicles as soon as possible, the incidents have an obvious impact on our ability to respond to patients.

Leicester Police are investigating and are in their early stages. If you saw anything suspicious in the area or know who could be responsible please call on 101 (ask for Leicestershire Police) and quote incident 91 of 30 June.