Stop, Ambulance Thief! Kentucky man told cops he just needed a ride home

(CBS/AP) HAZARD, Ky. - One thing about stealing an ambulance...it's hard to stay hidden.

A Perry County ambulance crew was inside a hospital in eastern Kentucky for only a few minutes Friday night and left the keys in the ignition. WYMT-TV reports that when they came out, the vehicle was gone.

City Police Sgt. Randy Napier says an off-duty Kentucky State Police detective saw the ambulance being driven erratically and pulled it over.

Police say 26-year-old Shane Hale told them he just needed a ride home.

Napier says Hale told police he planned to call the ambulance service the next day and report where the vehicle was. Hale was jailed on drunken driving and other charges.