DETROIT (WWJ) — A woman is in custody after leading Michigan State Police on a chase through Detroit early this morning.
Police say at approximately 2:20 a.m. on Monday, a 34-year-old woman allegedly drove through a set of flares that were placed at the scene of a crash before she fled from deputies who tried to stop her.
READ MORE: Ballot Initiative To Strike Detroit's Adult-Use Ordinance Rejected, Opponents Continue To FightShe pulled into an alley on West Alexandrine Street, but was blocked off. She then allegedly backed her vehicle into a deputy’s cruiser and took off on foot into a nearby building — gaining access with a key code.
READ MORE: 5-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Self In Foot At Eastpointe HomeThe woman was eventually captured and arrested. She is being held at the Detroit Detention Center with charges pending.
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