Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a thief broke into an on-call ambulance and stole from paramedics - while they treated a patient. The "despicable" thief was caught on camera smashing into an ambulance that was responding to a 999 call in Birmingham. He battered his way through the ambulance's window and stole paramedics' personal belongings, as they treated a patient at a nearby home. The ambulance was parked up at the roadside in at around 9pm on Sunday (October 28) when the appalling theft took place.