Stolen Ambulance Crashes into DHS-Leased Building in Meridian, ID

A stolen ambulance was driven into a Meridian building where the Department of Homeland Security is leasing office space early Thursday, prompting a large police response, the Meridian Police Department said.

The incident started around 12:30 a.m. at the Portico North building, Patrol Lt. Brandon Frasier said in an email to news media. The six-story office building, at the southeast corner of Eagle and Franklin roads, is owned by St. Luke’s Health System, whose Meridian hospital is one block south.

A Canyon County Parademic ambulance was stolen from St. Luke’s West, according to Jordan Robinson, a spokesperson with the Meridian Police Department. Robinson said the suspect then drove the ambulance into the Portico North building.

Authorities searched the building overnight and found no suspect, Frasier said. There are no reported injuries to people, he said. Law enforcement continue to investigate the incident.

Homeland Security includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The U.S. General Services Administration, which leases office space for federal agencies, told the Idaho Statesman on Feb. 11 that it is leasing space for ICE to meet the agency’s work-space needs. The building is not used for clinical care, St. Luke’s told the Statesman.

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