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LAFAYETTE, Colo. (UPI) – Lafayette, Colo., police said they have arrested a suspect who led them on a high speed chase in an ambulance he allegedly stole from a hospital.

Police said Mickey Terry, 36, crashed the ambulance about 13 miles from the hospital, damaging another car and a traffic signal, and attempted to flee on foot before he was caught by officers near the wreckage, The Denver Post reported Wednesday.

“I have no idea what was going through his mind. There were reports of speeds of over 100 mph and him driving on the wrong side of the highway. There was some very reckless driving,” said the Lafayette Police Department spokesman Sgt. Fred Palmer.

Terry has been charged with aggravated motor theft and other felony charges, police said.

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CHICAGO (UPI) – A moderate earthquake rattled buildings in the Chicago area early Friday, authorities said.

Officials said there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The quake was centered near Mount Carmel, Ill., about 300 miles from Chicago at the Illinois-Indiana state line, officials said.

The tremors could be felt in downtown Chicago at the Tribune Tower on Michigan Avenue for about 20 seconds beginning around 4:40 a.m., authorities said. Numerous people in the Chicago area reported being awakened by rattling windows and moving furniture.

The quake, measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, occurred in the Illinois basin-Ozark dome region that includes parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas, stretching from Indianapolis and St. Louis to Memphis, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site.

A quake of that magnitude can be felt as far as 300 miles from where it is centered, sometimes causing damage as far away as 25 miles, officials said.

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