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VIDEO: Woman Charged for Allegedly Stealing Ambulance in Chicago

Yolanda Ricks | Cook County Sheriff's Office

AMY FURR

16 Oct 20210

2:16

A woman has been charged for allegedly stealing an ambulance in Chicago and leading law enforcement on a chase before crashing in the Gold Coast area.

Thirty-two-year-old Yolanda Ricks was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, fleeing from police officers, driving with a suspended license, and failure to report an accident, Fox 32 reported Saturday.

“On Tuesday night, the Chicago Fire Department said Ricks stole an ambulance from Norwegian Hospital in Humboldt Park. She then allegedly fled in the vehicle as Chicago police pursued her,” the outlet continued.

During the pursuit, officers said Ricks hit a car and bicyclist in the 2200 block of West Division located in the West Town area, and later crashed the ambulance in Gold Coast.

She was taken into custody immediately after the crash occurred.

The bicyclist struck during the incident self-transported to a local hospital suffering from minor injuries.

CBS Chicago shared video footage of the incident, showing police vehicles following close behind the ambulance:

The clip also showed the ambulance crashed into the rear-end of a pickup truck.

In August, a Rasmussen poll done in partnership with the National Police Association (NPA) found 70 percent of American voters believe crime is “out of control,” while 22 percent disagreed.

“Ninety percent of voters are ‘concerned about the recent increase in violent crime,’ including 64 percent who are ‘very concerned.’ Only 10 percent are indifferent to skyrocketing crime rates,” according to Breitbart News:

A majority of those polled believe poor policy has to do with this year’s increase in violent crimes, including the elimination of cash bail requirements in some jurisdictions.  Seventy-three percent of voters say letting accused violent criminals out of jail without bail while they wait for trial increases violent crime. Fourteen percent disagree, and 13 percent are not sure.

Meanwhile, ten people were shot, one fatally, on Wednesday in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

Bronx Woman Found Guilty of Using Obituaries to Target and Burglarize Homes While Families Attended Wakes, Funerals

Greenburgh Police

NICK GILBERTSON

16 Oct 20210

2:16

A Bronx woman has been found guilty of using obituaries to target homes of mourners and then burglarizing the houses while families were at wakes and funerals.

On October 14, a jury found  30-year-old Latonia Stewart “guilty of burglarizing six homes of families she targeted because they were attending funeral services of loved ones between 2017 and 2018,” according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.

“Stewart targeted the homes after searching through obituaries online,” the office states. The burglar hit Westchester County homes in Cortlandt, Greenburgh, Ossining, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, and Tarrytown. The homeowners were attending the wakes or funerals of their spouses when Stewart robbed them, the district attorney’s office states.

Stewart used a sledgehammer to break the windows and glass doors of some homes in attempts to gain entry, according to the district attorney’s office.

“It is absolutely appalling that people mourning the loss of a loved one were specifically targeted and taken advantage of in such a cruel and heinous manner,” District Attorney Miriam Rocah said. 

According to WFLA, Rocah reportedly said that Stewart stole jewelry, watches, and silverware, among other valuables.

On May 1, 2018, Stewart was arrested when police observed “her driving away from the home of a deceased person with jewelry in the vehicle and the website with an obituary pulled up on her cellphone,” the district attorney’s office says.

“Following her arrest, police recovered more stolen items and burglar’s tools in her car and at her Bronx residence,” according to the D.A.

Stewart was found guilty on six counts of burglary in the second degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, both of which are felonies, according to the district attorney’s office.

“Stewart faces a sentence range from a minimum of 3 1/2 years to a maximum of 15 years in a state prison on each burglary count,” the office says.

Her sentencing is scheduled to take place on November 22.