In an audacious late-night heist, a woman in Pearland, just south of Houston, is on the lam after making off with a Houston Fire Department ambulance. The theft, which occurred outside Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital, has local authorities scratching their heads after the emergency vehicle was found abandoned with no damage or missing equipment. According to FOX 26 Houston, after the EMS crew declined to give her a ride, the woman allegedly took advantage of the situation when they stepped away, promptly disappearing with the ambulance.

The Houston Police Department, pooling efforts with Pearland police, located the stolen ambulance around 1:30 a.m. in a residential area on Alrover Street — the keys still in the ignition and the windows down, which is a clear breach of protocol. The details around the audacious act were pieced together from video footage and eyewitness accounts, painting a picture of a theft rooted in both daring and opportunity. KHOU, reported that the EMS crew originally had interactions with the woman outside the hospital, where she was denied the ride she sought.

The recovery of the ambulance on Alrover Street has left residents of the Houston suburb wondering about the events leading up to the heist but relieved that there were no injuries or damage resulting from the incident. The HPD and supporting Pearland police forces are continuing their investigation. The woman at the center of this incident remains at large.