A Canadian man, believed to be about 40 years old, was arrested after allegedly stealing an emergency from Krabi Hospital and driving it through Krabi town before being tracked down in the early hours of 8 July.

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Police from Mueang Krabi Police Station were alerted at about 2.00am after hospital staff reported that a foreign man had driven away in one of the hospital’s emergency vehicles. Officers joined hospital personnel in searching for the vehicle while staff used the vehicle’s GPS tracking system to monitor its location.

The GPS signal showed the vehicle travelling along Naphacharat Road within Krabi municipality. Police and hospital staff followed the signal and eventually found the van abandoned in a side street off Naphacharat Road.

The driver’s door had been damaged after the suspect reportedly kicked it before abandoning the vehicle. Officers then spotted the man running towards a hotel in the same area and pursued him on foot before taking him into custody.

Witnesses and officials said the suspect continued shouting and behaving erratically after being detained. Authorities said he appeared to be either intoxicated or suffering from a mental health condition, although this had not been confirmed.

While officers waited for a patrol vehicle to transport him, the man allegedly tried to escape again. Local residents and officials chased after him through the street before members of the public restrained him, reportedly assaulting him before police regained control of the situation.

A patrol vehicle later transported the suspect to investigators at Mueang Krabi Police Station, where legal proceedings are under way. Hospital officials said they were initially unsure why the man had entered Krabi Hospital before the theft. They later learned from emergency department staff that he had driven away in the emergency vehicle.

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The hospital explained that emergency vehicle keys are routinely left in the ignition so ambulances are ready for immediate deployment when urgent medical calls are received. After confirming the vehicle’s location through the GPS system, staff coordinated with police to recover it.

Amarin reported that authorities have not released the man’s identity or confirmed what charges he will face. Police are expected to continue their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the theft and the suspect’s condition at the time of the incident.

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8 July 2026

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22 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

Canadian man, believed to be about 40 years old, was arrested after allegedly stealing an emergency from Krabi Hospital

I reckon news articles on Asean Now would be very boring and far and few between without all these psycho foreigners here in Thailand.

Edited July 8Jul 8 by SAFETY FIRST

Obnoxious behavior from this man (from USA) - I'm not sure what he's going nuts about - he stole a jeffing ambulance of all things...

... Not only theft, but theft in possibly one of the most morally reprehensible ways - thats like steeling someones wheelchair or mobility scooter - that ambulance could have been needed to save a life at any time.

I do hope they deal with this scum in the correct manner and don't just simply revoke his visa and deport - there needs to be a real punishment - the same a That would face before he is 'let off' with deportation.

Off topic post removed. @richard_smith237 discuss the topic and not other news articles on other sites.

I'm trying to find the long-term expats in Thailand who haven't completely lost the plot yet. Where do these mythical creatures live? The North? The South? The West? I'm not counting Central or Eastern Thailand. The people I've met in Isan seem to have embraced village life so hard they've practically become locals, just chilling

46 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I reckon news articles on Asean Now would be very boring and far and few between without all these psycho foreigners here in Thailand.

Well - at least we can keep track of every foreigner related event here - regardless of what we see elsewhere.

Finally some representation from Canadians in thai news.

Canucks are the absolute worst.

You don't hear about them too often, but when you do hear about them, it's some seriously messed up <deleted>.

Anyone noticed an uptick in Canadians going nuts in Thailand since the legalization of weed out there in Canada?

His hockey team lost in the finals.

Edited July 8Jul 8 by save the frogs

10 hours ago, save the frogs said:

Anyone noticed an uptick in Canadians going nuts in Thailand since the legalization of weed out there in Canada?

No uptick. They are too high to bother.

11 hours ago, Jone500 said:

. The people I've met in Isan seem to have embraced village life so hard they've practically become locals, just chilling

You mean getting wasted on jungle hooch and Leo?

Ambulance boy looks like GSP on PCP. The store the t-shirt is from is older than the guy wearing it. We used to shop there for skis back in the 80s.

Abnormal Psychology at work.

What we have here is a failure to communicate.

Somehow, this could have been avoidable.

Legend.

Please don't deported him.

In the land of what-ifs, they could have needed the vehicle while this silly high as a kite goon was joyriding! Had he put it out of service, even more of a situation.

Edited July 8Jul 8 by jacko45k

45 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

What we have here is a failure to communicate

Some men you just cant reach. So you get what we had here last week. Which is the way he wants. Well he gets. I dont like it anymore than you.

43 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Legend.

Please don't deported him.

Yeah, you wish.

The streets of Toronto just got a little less safe.

Bloody Canadians, did he have tattoo's too?

15 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I reckon news articles on Asean Now would be very boring and far and few between without all these psycho foreigners here in Thailand.

You'd sure have a lot more time on your hands.

Canadians! I would blame it on the poutine.

16 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Obnoxious behavior from this man (from USA) - I'm not sure what he's going nuts about - he stole a jeffing ambulance of all things...

...

Not from USA. The article clearly states Canadian.

trump has not annexed Canada yet

Edited July 9Jul 9 by statman78

There seems to be a issue when some foreigners steal vehicles Then get caught the subject of mental health excuses come up

Just fine jail then deported

I think all Canadians should have any free entries on arrival revoked, they should all be required to have a visa, a criminal records office check, health insurance before boarding the plane. They should then be issued with an electronic tag whilst in Thailand.

That's the usual screams and demands from AN members if a Brit is involved, isn't it?

1 hour ago, statman78 said:

Not from USA. The article clearly states Canadian.

trump has not annexed Canada yet

Hahaha,

Canadians are the same as their currency,........................... the Loony!

3 hours ago, PJ71 said:

Bloody Canadians, did he have tattoo's too?

Ban them all, I say.

Stealing an ambulance as a getaway vehicle? Clearly not the brightest of tourists

I'm pretty sure driving an ambulance is a job reserved for Thais.

Complete muppet. I wonder how many recreational pharmaceuticals they'll find in his blood test. Well, if you want to get deported and banned from Thailand, do it in style, I guess.

Sigh - we used to have a great reputation worldwide.

Then Americans started pretending they were Canadians so they wouldn't get beat on when they realized 95% of the world (outside of America) actually hates them.
Except they kept acting like Americans.

Now Canadians are acting like Americans ! (And Brits. And Aussies. And Russians. And whichever other nationality has made the headlines recently.)

However, it's probably fairly safe to say that more Canadians end up in the news (here) as a result of them being killed (or dying in an accident) than do from doing dumb things like this guy.

Sheesh, back in what, 2008 I think it was, something like 5 Canadians died in the space of 4-5 weeks. One died after slipping and hitting her head on a hotel pool. One died in a motorcycle accident. One was shot by a drunk cop in Pai. One was shot by his wife's boyfriend's uncle (or something like that) because the wife thought she'd get a million dollar life insurance payout. One died when he came from Canada to meet a woman he'd met online and took a couple extra little blue pills to make sure he was "up to the task" - and died in the middle of it.
And another one, a doctor who was attending a conference with his (also doctor) wife - was shot while riding in a tuk-tuk in Chiang Mai.
(Police decided it was probably a stray bullet from a bird hunter - I have my doubts - I suspect someone was actually shooting at the tuk-tuk driver but didn't take "windage" into account and by the time the bullet arrived it hit a passenger in the back of the vehicle.
I encountered the exact same thing in Croatia during a Peacekeeping tour in '92/'93 when Croats (or Serbs) would shoot at UN vehicles from hidden spots while we crossed the "no man's land" between the Serb and Croat sides. They'd aim at the vehicle driver but weren't smart enough to "lead" the target" so the bullets would end up hitting the back end of the vehicle or missing altogether.

Something Hollywood has never clued into either.)

And considering how close all those incidents were (in time) to each other - it was like it was open season on Canadians or something !

Been a couple other deaths (and killings) since then as well.

But it's not too often that Canadians end up in the news for being utter idiots like this guy !

56 minutes ago, Kerryd said:

Then Americans started pretending they were Canadians so they wouldn't get beat on when they realized 95% of the world (outside of America) actually hates them.
Except they kept acting like Americans.

5555..........Love it. First LOL of the day

3 hours ago, Legal Lifeline said:

Stealing an ambulance as a getaway vehicle? Clearly not the brightest of tourists

Depends on what you are trying to achieve!

With it's sirens on I imagine an ambulance would probably get through police checkpoints easily!