Knucklehead EMS Workers Use Ambulance to Steal US Mailbox in MI

Stealing a US mailbox is a federal offense, but using a stretcher and an ambulance to do so while on duty earns these guys the knuckleheads of the week award.

EMS Workers Out Themselves After Stealing US Mailbox

Ryan Baugh and Jacob Sandrock say they thought the US Mailbox was trash because they found it near a dumpster in Bloomfield Township. But according to WDIV-TV, the collection box was bolted to the ground.

The box was taken on April 30, but the criminal complaint was just released this week on July 16.

Two day after the box went missing, Ryan Baugh contacted the post office to inquire about keeping the box and using it for decorative purposes. He was told no by a postal supervisor. Officials traced the call to find out Baugh's identity.

A manager at STAR EMS, where the pair worked, contacted the postal supervisor later that day and said that Baugh claimed he had been told he could keep the blue box.

EMS Workers Admits He Was "F------ Stupid"

Baugh's partner, Jacob Sandrock admitted to authorities that the box had been bolted to the ground when they took it. He told postal inspectors that Baugh claimed he had permission to take the box and believed it was trash because it was located near a dumpster.

Sandrock went on to say that looking back on the incident, stealing the mailbox was "f------ stupid."

Multiple Charges for Stealing a US Mailbox

Baugh and Sandrock have been charged with theft of government property and obstruction of mail. Each could face up to 10 years in prison as well as fines.

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