CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago woman arrested for drunken
driving slipped off her handcuffs and drove away in a police
cruiser, police said on Saturday.
Chicago resident Veronique Armour, 22, was stopped early
Friday as she drove in the wrong lane on a city street. While a
police officer was removing Armour’s 1995 Honda Civic hatchback
from the street, she somehow escaped the handcuffs and drove
away in the officer’s cruiser, said police spokeswoman Joann
Taylor.
Armour was caught a few minutes later in a parking lot
about a mile away, police said.
In addition to charges of driving under the influence and
related traffic violations, Armour faces charges of possessing
a stolen vehicle and escaping from police.
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