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Man arrested after theft of defibrillator from ambulance crew
A man has been arrested after a piece of vital life-saving equipment was stolen from an ambulance service crew in Bermondsey.
Southwark Police tweeted: "We were called by a London Ambulance unit this morning following the theft of one of their defibrillators after a call to SE1.
"An eagle-eyed informant called us later to a male in a park with the defib.
"Recovered and male arrested for theft."
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