Detroit Man Charged with Stealing Ambulance in Highland Park
Published on September 04, 2026
Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Eddie D. Carroll, 48, of Detroit, in connection with stealing an ambulance from an apartment complex during a medical emergency.
On September 2, 2026, at approximately 12:20 p.m., Highland Park police officers were dispatched to an apartment complex located in the 14200 block of Second Avenue for reports of an auto theft in progress. Upon their arrival, officers made contact with EMS paramedics.
It is alleged that Defendant Carroll stole the ambulance while paramedics were tending to a patient inside of the apartment building. Investigation by the Highland Park Police Department with assistance from the Michigan State Police led to the location and arrest of the defendant a short time later near Grand River Avenue and Temple Street in Detroit.
Eddie D. Carroll has been charged with one count of Unlawfully Driving Away a Motor Vehicle, one count of Receiving and Concealing a Motor Vehicle, one count of Resisting and Obstructing a Police Officer, and one count of Fourth Degree Fleeing and Eluding. *
He was arraigned this afternoon in 30th District Court before Magistrate John Bennett and received a $25,000 cash/surety bond. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for September 15, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., before Judge Brigette Officer Holley. Please request a photograph of the defendant from the Highland Park Police Department.
*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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