Woman steals Kent PD patrol car, leads police on early-morning chase
Aug 2, 2019, 6:09 AM
A stolen Kent PD cruiser. (KIRO 7 TV)
(KIRO 7 TV)
A driver behind the wheel of a stolen Kent police vehicle led officers on a chase across I-90 early Friday morning.
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Around 2:30 a.m., Kent police officers approached a “suspicious” male with a warrant for his arrest, as well as a female, behind Kentridge High School. They both fled on foot. While officers were in the process of arresting the man, the woman got behind the wheel of the team’s police SUV, a Chevrolet Tahoe, and drove away.
The driver got onto I-90 in the eastbound direction and headed over Snoqualmie Pass at high speed before exiting and getting back onto I-90 heading west.
The Washington State Patrol pursued the driver, tracking it using the standard-issue locator included in police vehicles. Police were able to stop her near Snoqualmie. The driver was taken into custody near Highway 18 and the I-90 interchange.
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Video from the scene showed that the airbag in the SUV went off.
KIRO 7 TV staff contributed to this report
