ANAHEIM, Calif. — Police say a man stole a fire truck outside a California hospital and led them on a chase, only surrendering after a homeless man stepped in to help.
Police say the fire truck was outside UC Irvine Medical Center after dropping off a patient when someone jumped in and drove away, KCBS reported. The GPS tracker in the fire truck allowed California Highway Patrol to track the truck and pursue it, KCBS reported.
The chase ended in Anaheim, where a homeless man in the street used his body to stop the truck from moving. Video from the scene shows the man in the street with his arms up talking to the suspect behind the wheel of the truck. Video shows the fire truck move to try to get around the man several times unsuccessfully. Witnesses told KTTV the two men spoke for approximately 20 minutes.
When the suspect willingly got out of the truck, he was arrested by Anaheim police, KNBC reported.
The suspect has not been identified, and there has been no word on any possible motive for taking the fire truck, KTLA reported.
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