Northbrook Police Arrest Suspect Accused of Stealing Ambulance at Hospital in Chicago

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Joseph L. Skulsky, charged with Aggravated Possession of Stolen Ambulance and Criminal Trespass to Land (SOURCE: Northbrook Police Department)
Joseph L. Skulsky, charged with Aggravated Possession of Stolen Ambulance and Criminal Trespass to Land (SOURCE: Northbrook Police Department).

Northbrook police police officers responded about 1:06 p.m. Wednesday, February 26, 2025 to investigate and locate a stolen Elite ambulance that was reported to be located in a parking lot at 1033 Skokie Boulevard in Northbrook. The private ambulance had been reported stolen at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday from Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, 2739 West Foster Avenue in Chicago.

Northbrook police officers check a stolen ambulance (CARDINAL NEWS)
Northbrook police officers check a stolen ambulance (CARDINAL NEWS).

Northbrook police also received a report that security personnel at a nearby building had asked the suspect to leave but he kept trying to hide. When Northbrook police officers located the ambulance and the suspect, he still had the ignition keys on him and admitted to driving the stolen ambulance.

Northbrook police officers identified the suspect as Joseph L. Skulsky

Joseph L. Skulsky was charged with …

Aggravated Possession of Stolen Ambulance (Class 1 Felony)

Criminal Trespass to Land (Class B Misdemeanor)

LIVE TRAFFIC MAP of the Google Maps route between the two locations (15.7 miles) …

There was no patient in the ambulance when the ambulance was stolen.

Northbrook police officers check a stolen ambulance (CARDINAL NEWS)
Northbrook police officers check a stolen ambulance (CARDINAL NEWS).
Driveway entrance to parking lot where the stolen ambulance was abandoned Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)
Driveway entrance to parking lot where the stolen ambulance was abandoned Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS).

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Stolen ambulance (left) and a second ambulance on the scene in Northbrook on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)
Stolen ambulance (left) and a second ambulance on the scene in Northbrook on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS).
Stolen ambulance (left) and a second ambulance on the scene in Northbrook on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)
Stolen ambulance (left) and a second ambulance on the scene in Northbrook on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS).

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