Homeless Man Held for Court in Theft of Ambulance in Swissvale
Jonathan Miracle is accused of stealing an Eastern Area Prehospital Services ambulance from in front of the Swissvale Fire Department on Jan. 8.
Jonathan Miracle, 19, the homeless man who stole an Eastern Area Prehospital Services ambulance from in front of the Swissvale Fire Station, was held for court on Feb. 6 by District Judge Thomas Caulfield in his Forest Hills courtroom. A formal arraigment is scheduled for 11 a.m. March 26 in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court on charges of theft by unlawful taking-moveable property and criminal mischief-tampering with property filed by Swissvale police. According to a criminal complaint, the operator of the ambulance called police to report that the vehicle was missing at 9:45 p.m. on Jan. 8. The operator told police he'd left the vehicle outside at about 8:30 p.m. A review of a surveillance video showed a man entering the driver's side …
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8:58 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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