CHICAGO (AP) – A man has been charged with stealing a Chicago Fire Department ambulance and leading police on an 80-mile chase. Police say the 46-year-old Chicago man entered the ambulance as it sat empty and parked on the street outside a fire station around 4:40 p.m. Monday. Officers pursued the ambulance down Interstate 55 while the driver sped away at more than 70 mph. About two hours later, a tire on the ambulance blew out and the driver tried to run away, but he was arrested after a short foot chase. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the man was charged with fleeing from police, resisting arrest and possession of a stolen vehicle.
