Police ID ambulance thief suspect

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Hawaii Island police identified the 24-year-old Hilo man in connection with the theft of an ambulance from the Hilo Medical Center Thursday.

Hawaii Island police identified the 24-year-old Hilo man in connection with the theft of an ambulance from the Hilo Medical Center Thursday.

At 1:43 p.m., hospital staff reported that a privately owned ambulance belonging American Medical Response (AMR) was stolen from the hospital.

At 2:20 p.m., police located the ambulance and arrested Maksim Stasyuk at the scene without incident. He is being held at the Hilo cellblock while detectives from the Criminal Investigation Section continue the investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has any o ther information about it is asked to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or Detective Kayne Kelii of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2378 or Kayne.Kelii@hawaiicounty.gov.