Woman Arrested for Note, Verbal Abuse of UK Ambulance Crew

Feb. 19, 2018
She left a note on the West Midlands ambulance that ended with "Now move your van from outside my house."

Police arrested a woman who left a note on an ambulance and verbally abused the crew at the scene of an emergency in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

The West Midlands Ambulance Service responded to a 999 call Sunday and returned to find the note on the windshield of their ambulance, BBC reports.

"If this van is for anyone but number 14 then you have no right to be parked here," the note read. "I couldnt give a *hit if the whole street collasped (sic) Now move your van from outside my house"

West Midlands Ambulance Service Operations Manager Mike Duggan said the crew was abused verbally as well. 

The 26-year-old Tunstall woman was arrested on suspicion of public order offenses.

"This is not solely about the note," Staffordshire Police told BBC. "The arrest related to matters of verbal abuse."

Duggan said threatening actions against ambulance crews need to be dealt with robustly. 

"What is it going to take? Is one of us going to have to die before they take it seriously?" Duggan said.

Voice Your Opinion!

To join the conversation, and become an exclusive member of Firehouse, create an account today!