That is outrageous! Hi Tom and fellow readers, Over here in Russia, at least in this part of the country, ambulances are typically manned by a crew of three: medically non-qualified driver who always remains in the vehicle, nurse/doctor and a trainee nurse/doctor who carries the kit, helps to carry the stretcher, etc. Not that there's anything to be stolen from our ambulandes as sophisticated as sat-nav systems, though. As I gather from this blog and general news about NHS, it may not be viable to have that extra crew on every ambulance just to keep the equipment safe... I have another, less costly suggestion (not even chips, sensors or cameras): maybe have the removable components fitted with discrete bags containing paint, that "explode" all over the thieving bastards' hands and good part of their clothing. This way they should be easily detectible even in crowds of people, should they attempt to escape. I am sure similar measures are employed in bags used for cash transportation in those armored vehicles (dont know what they are called in English, I am sure there is a specific word for them).