Woman seizes police car for 2-hour ride

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 25-year-old woman grabbed a
sheriff deputy’s sports utility vehicle on Thursday and led
police on a two-hour televised car chase through suburban Los
Angeles County.

No injuries were reported in the pursuit — a staple of
local TV news in the sprawling car capital of the world.

Deputy Dave Jennings said the woman, who was described as
having a long criminal record, was being questioned in the back
seat of a deputy’s SUV about a stolen vehicle. She made her way
into the front seat and drove off.

Followed by police cars and news helicopters, the woman
screamed and sobbed into the on-board radio as officers tried
to calm her down. In the end, the woman came to a stop and was
arrested at gunpoint.

She is expected to face charges of theft and evading
arrest.