{"id":2571694,"date":"2026-02-20T03:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ambulance-stolen-and-driven-into-department-of-homeland-security-office-in-idaho\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T04:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:01:46","slug":"ambulance-stolen-and-driven-into-department-of-homeland-security-office-in-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ambulance-stolen-and-driven-into-department-of-homeland-security-office-in-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambulance stolen and driven into Department of Homeland Security office in Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fambulance-stolen-and-driven-into-department-of-homeland-security-office-in-idaho%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571694&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An unidentified suspect stole an ambulance from St. Luke\u2019s Meridian Medical Center in Meridian, Idaho, around 11:10 p.m. Wednesday and drove it north through the hospital lot to a department of Homeland Security <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-controversial-biden-pick-as-dhs-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate confirms controversial Biden pick as DHS secretary\">office building<\/a>, ramming the ambulance into the North Portico around 12:30 a.m. The attacker attempted to ignite an accelerant with gasoline cans found near the site but apparently did not start a fire before fleeing; no one was reported injured and the suspect remains at large. Meridian Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea said the act was a serious criminal act that endangered first responders and temporarily removed a critical medical resource from the community. Investigators noted gasoline cans were concealed in bushes near the office, and authorities stressed the violence of the act while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-christmas-day-explosion-in-nashville-deemed-intentional-by-police-videos\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Chri...mas Day Explosion in Nashville Deemed \u2018Intentional\u2019 By Police (VIDEOS)\">investigation continues<\/a>. The incident is described as part of a broader pattern of attacks on Department of Homeland Security and ICE personnel.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ambulance stolen and driven into Department of Homeland Security office in Idaho<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2510653\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An unidentified person stole an ambulance from a hospital in Idaho and then purposely drove the vehicle into a building where the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> was leasing offices on Wednesday. No people were reportedly injured in the attack in Meridian, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/idaho\/\">Idaho<\/a>, and the suspect is still at large.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Meridian Police Department said that the unknown suspect stole the hospital from St. Luke&rsquo;s Meridian Medical Center on Wednesday at 11:10 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happening-now-california-trump-supporters-take-over-huntington-beach-pier-to-protest-curfew-videos\/\" title=\"HAPPENING NOW: California Trump Supporters Take Over Huntington Beach Pier to Prote... Curfew (VIDEOS)\">local time<\/a>. The person then rammed it into an office building where DHS is leasing office space at approximately 12:30 a.m. The suspect then tried to light the vehicle on fire by pouring &ldquo;gasoline or another accelerant&rdquo; on the ambulance before running away, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/idahonews.com\/news\/local\/stolen-ambulance-rams-dhs-office-building-in-meridian-suspect-still-at-large\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4464688\/massie-says-trump-releasing-alien-files-weapon-of-mass-distraction-from-epstein\/\">Massie says Trump releasing alien files &#8216;weapon of mass distraction&#8217; from Epstein<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4464673\/comer-real-bad-people-epstein-emails-conviction\/\">Comer says &#8216;real bad people&#8217; spoke to Epstein post-conviction, insists files absolve Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4464661\/new-mexico-investigation-epstein-zorro-ranch\/\">New Mexico attorney general reopens investigation into Epstein&#8217;s secluded Zorro Ranch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Local law enforcement officials <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/katv.com\/news\/nation-world\/stolen-ambulance-rams-dhs-office-building-in-meridian-suspect-still-at-large\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> that the suspect used gasoline cans that were concealed in bushes near the office.<\/p>\n<p>Meridian Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea released a statement after the ambulance was rammed into the office building, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MeridianPD\/videos\/press-conference-for-stolen-ambulance-and-portico-crash\/936631932271360\/?mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=phFb99bQLLyxZSxC\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">describing<\/a> the events based on the MPD&rsquo;s preliminary investigation during a brief press conference on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Last night at approximately 11:10 p.m., officers from the Meridian Police Department &hellip; responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting that a Canyon County paramedic&rsquo;s ambulance had been stolen from the ambulance bay at St. Luke&rsquo;s West,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MeridianPD\/videos\/press-conference-for-stolen-ambulance-and-portico-crash\/936631932271360\/?mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=phFb99bQLLyxZSxC\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Basterrechea. &ldquo;Preliminary investigation indicates the suspect drove the ambulance north through the parking lot and retrieved gas cans that had been staged in nearby vegetation. The suspect then drove the ambulance directly into the North Portico building, which houses Department of Homeland Security offices.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMeridianPD%2Fvideos%2F936631932271360%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Investigators believe the suspect poured an accelerant inside and around the outside of the ambulance,&rdquo; said Basterrechea. &ldquo;At this time, it appears the suspect was unable to ignite the accelerant before being scared off by responding agencies.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to emphasize that this was a serious criminal act,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;The theft and destruction of an emergency vehicle not only created risk to responding personnel, but it also temporarily removed a critical medical resource from the community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He then stressed the severity of the attack, rebuking those who made social media comments dismissing the incident, claiming that &ldquo;property damage isn&rsquo;t violence&rdquo; as being &ldquo;absolutely false.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was absolutely an act of violence,&rdquo; Basterrechea emphasized. &ldquo;And if the suspect had not been interrupted, there is no doubt this building would have been burned, putting the lives of first responders and others at risk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4461671\/ice-battle-local-democrats-convert-warehouses-detention-centers\/\"><strong>INSIDE ICE&rsquo;S BATTLE WITH LOCAL DEMOCRATS TO CONVERT WAREHOUSES INTO DETENTION CENTERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The incident marks the latest in a string of attacks on DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers over the last year.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/01\/26\/ice-officers-face-8000-increase-death-threats-against-them-and-their-families\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DHS<\/a>, there has been an &ldquo;8000% increase in death threats against them and more than 1300% increase in assaults against them.&rdquo; This includes having <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3438093\/illegal-immigrant-mexico-charged-molotov-cocktail-los-angeles-riots\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Molotov cocktails<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3436440\/suspect-threw-cinderblocks-ice-vehicles\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cinder blocks<\/a> thrown at them, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3835677\/illegal-aliens-weaponize-cars-in-attempt-to-injure-ice-officers-in-illinois\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weaponizing vehicles<\/a> and purposely driving them at ICE officers seeking to cause them harm, people reportedly trying to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4434873\/dhs-investigating-woman-who-tried-to-buy-guns-to-kill-ice-agents\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">purchase firearms to &ldquo;kill ICE agents,&rdquo;<\/a> antifa members <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3853827\/texas-antifa-members-indicted-on-terrorism-charges-for-ice-attack-first-time-ever\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ambushing a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal immigration detention center<\/a><\/a> in Texas, and a sniper who tried to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3829437\/dallas-ice-facility-shooting-victim-identified-norlan-guzman-fuentes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kill &ldquo;immigration officers&rdquo; at an ICE facility<\/a> in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ambulance stolen, rammed into DHS office in Idaho<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2571695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DHS.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[74168,32327,74169,6318,35975],"class_list":["post-2571694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-ambulance-theft","tag-breaking-news","tag-homeland-security-incident","tag-idaho","tag-public-safety"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DHS.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571694"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571698,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571694\/revisions\/2571698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}