Man who stole Detroit ambulance was 'incoherent,' police say

A man arrested for stealing an ambulance from Detroit's west side Wednesday reportedly has a history of mental illness.

According to The Detroit News, Michigan State Police found the 29-year-old inside the emergency vehicle near McNichols and Livernois:

They said troopers tried to get the man to give him his name and find out why he was in the ambulance, but he was incoherent and could not provide them with the information.

Troopers used a portable fingerprint scanner to identify the man and then learned the man has a history of mental illness.

He was arrested without issue and turned over to Detroit police.