Winnipeg Police have arrested an adult male after he allegedly stole an ambulance and crashed into the Portuguese Cultural Centre.
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service Chief John Lane said the incident happened around 8:30 Friday morning, May 29, 2020.
Paramedics en route to get supplies noticed a male who was in obvious need of help. Within a minute of attempting to render aid, the man became violent towards the paramedics and made his way into the nearby ambulance.
In a video obtained by News 4 the naked man can be seen crawling out of and pushing what appears to be a garbage bin while running around the ambulance before climbing in and driving off.
Paramedics fearing for their safety pushed their emergency buttons on their radios that summons police after being threatened by the suspect.
The ambulance collided with the cultural centre a short distance away.
Police arrested the man on scene. The suspect was transported to hospital by another paramedic crew.
Damage to the ambulance is extensive.
© News4.ca 2020
