Looks like a woman attempted to steal a patrol car on Sunday. According to KSDK, North County Police Cooperative officers got a call about a woman suffering from mental issues and possible substance abuse around 1 p.m.
Scharell Houston who witnessed the altercation said that the officers spent 10 to 20 minutes talking with the woman, telling her they were not taking her into custody but needed information to take her home.
Woman attempts to steal a police car in St. Louis but fails
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Within a few moments things quickly went left. “She just took off running up the street like she was going to take off running, but then she made a quick U-turn and just hopped into the police car and just took off,” Houston said.
According to Houston she first noticed the woman when she tried to follow her into her house. “She tried to follow me into my house. So once I realized that, I pushed off the front porch and said, ‘You got to go back to where you came from,'” Houston said.
The video was shared on social media and quickly went viral. In the video footage you can see the woman getting away from the officers and opening the police car door and driving off. Officers chased the car down, but the woman put it into reverse then crashed into a tree. KSDK showed how the tree looked 24 hours after the incident which still had paint chips stuck in the tree. However, after the wild incident Houston still feels the situation was handled best as possible.
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“I hate that it ended that way, but it could have been worse,” she said. “I’m glad that the police were able to be kind, and they were very patient with the lady. I hate that he lost a squad car behind it, but he was very patient with her. If she was walking around trying to get into people’s car doors or into their houses, ain’t no telling how the next person would have reacted,” she said. “I’m just glad that they were able to get her some medical attention because I know she needed medical attention.”
“When the citizens say ‘Hey listen, their response was probably the best they could do,’ that certainly makes us feel good knowing it,” North County Police Cooperative Major Ron Martin said.
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