Corpus Christi Police: Woman steals police car to evade arrest
A 26-year-old woman stole a police car Saturday and drove it the wrong way on Ocean Drive to evade arrest, police said.
About 3:55 p.m. police responded to several calls about a disturbance between a man and a woman at a bus stop near Airline Road and Lum Street, according to a Corpus Christi police news release.
When an officer approached the two, the man ran away and tried to jump a fence, injuring himself. While the officer was chasing the man, the woman got in the police car and left, the release states.
Another officer saw the woman drive the car down Airline Road heading to Ocean Drive with the emergency lights on. The officer followed the woman as she made a turn on Ocean Drive and drove a short distance on the wrong side of the road, the release states.
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