Sudbury police catch woman who stopped for coffee after stealing car
A 33-year-old woman is in hot water with Sudbury police after being charged with stealing a car, drug-impaired driving and assaulting an officer.
The woman is accused of stealing a vehicle that was left running and unoccupied in driveway on Keith Avenue in Chelmsford around 2:15 p.m. Monday, police said in a news release.
An officer was able to find the vehicle outside of a nearby Tim Hortons. It had been left running in the parking lot.
With the description of the woman provided by the car's owner, the officer was able to recognize her when she came out of the coffee shop shortly after.
As she made her way toward the stolen car, she saw the police officer and ran away.
The officer chased the woman and was able to catch up with her quickly.
"While the officer was attempting to place the woman under arrest, the woman kicked the officer multiple times, however, the officer was eventually able to secure the woman in handcuffs," police said.
"The woman was transported to police headquarters where she showed signs of impairment. A drug recognition expert attended in order to conduct a drug recognition evaluation, however, the woman refused to comply."
As a result, she has been charged with theft of a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime worth more than $5,000, resisting and assaulting a police officer, operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs and refusing to comply with a demand.
She was released from custody, has had her driver's licence suspended for 90 days and is scheduled to appear in court on March 16.
None of the allegations has been proven in court.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Deadly six-vehicle crash on Highway 400 sparked by road rage incident
One person was killed in a six-vehicle crash on Highway 400 in Innisfil Friday evening.
Invasive and toxic hammerhead worms make themselves at home in Ontario
Ontario is now home to an invasive and toxic worm species that can grow up to three feet long and can be dangerous to small animals and pets.
First court appearance for boy and girl charged in death of Halifax 16-year-old
A girl and a boy, both 14 years old, made their first appearance today in a Halifax courtroom, where they each face a second-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old high school student.
An emergency slide falls off a Delta Air Lines plane, forcing pilots to return to JFK in New York
An emergency slide fell off a Delta Air Lines jetliner shortly after takeoff Friday from New York, and pilots who felt a vibration in the plane circled back to land safely at JFK Airport.
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau on navigating post-political life, co-parenting and freedom
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau says there is 'still so much love' between her and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as they navigate their post-separation relationship co-parenting their three children.
It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations are set against growing discontent
South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the nation's multicolored flag.
Haida elder suing Catholic Church and priest, hopes for 'healing and reconciliation'
The lawyer for a residential school survivor leading a proposed class-action defamation lawsuit against the Catholic Church over residential schools says the court action is a last resort.
Opinion I just don't get Taylor Swift
It's one thing to say you like Taylor Swift and her music, but don't blame CNN's AJ Willingham's when she says she just 'doesn't get' the global phenomenon.
Last letters of pioneering climber who died on Everest reveal dark side of mountaineering
George Mallory is renowned for being one of the first British mountaineers to attempt to scale the dizzying heights of Mount Everest during the 1920s. Nearly a century later, newly digitized letters shed light on Mallory’s hopes and fears about ascending Everest.