Ontario Provincial Police say one suspect is in custody after an ambulance was stolen from the parking lot of a hospital in Cambridge early Sunday morning.

Emergency officials confirmed to CTV News that at around midnight, a paramedic was sitting in the passenger's seat of an ambulance in the parking lot of Cambridge Memorial Hospital with the keys in the ignition. When she noticed a strange person lurking near the vehicle, officials say the paramedic went to lock the doors but the man jumped into the driver's seat before she was able.

The paramedic got out of the ambulance immediately and the suspect fled in the vehicle.

Speaking to CP24 Sunday, OPP Sgt. Peter Leon said Waterloo Regional Police were able to locate and track the ambulance using GPS along Highway 401 through Halton Region.

When the vehicle reached Peel Region, OPP officers became involved in the pursuit.

“We had our Highway 400 unit from our highway safety division keeping observation for it,” Leon said.

Eventually, after numerous sightings of the ambulance, OPP officers were able to safely stop the vehicle by setting up a spike belt north of Barrie at around 6 a.m.

A 29-year-old male suspect was arrested without incident.

He has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor-vehicle, possession of stolen property, and flight from police.

“We had to do some rather unique things to strategically follow that vehicle to safely get it stopped and we are very fortunate that through modern technology and good, old fashioned police work that we were able to do that," Leon said.

He added that the ambulance will undergo a thorough inspection before it goes back on the road.