A woman faked a pregnancy to get a lift to Westmoreland County Hospital (Picture: Google)

A woman desperate for a lift to her hometown faked a pregnancy so she could get a ride to her local hospital.

Leeann Armstrong, 25, phoned an ambulance in the Pennsylvania town of Latrobe and was driven to Westmoreland County Hospital, Greensburg.

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However, when she arrived she quickly walked out the hospital and headed home, not realising she had given her details so the police were not far behind her.

Officers found her hiding in the attic and also discovered a bag of marijuana, drugs paraphernalia and digital scales.


She quickly admitted to faking her pregnancy and using the ambulance as her personal taxi service.

Leeann Armstrong admitted to faking a pregnancy to get a lift home by ambulance (Picture: Greensburg Police)

Greensburg Police Captain Robert Stafford told CBS Pittsburgh: ‘She just called an ambulance and said she was having difficulty with a pregnancy.



‘Before she was checked, she just walked out of the hospital, motioned for her friend to leave the waiting room, and they just walked out of the hospital.’

He added: ‘I did charge them with theft of services, which is an over $800 fine she’s being charged with. It’s probably a little cheaper to call a taxi or an Uber.’

In October, Metro.co.uk revealed more people are trying to use ambulances for lifts home and calling the practice ‘getting a bluber’.

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