Westfall was responding to a call from Green's downstairs' neighbor, 72-year-old Gloria Greene, who claimed that the suspect was drunk and had been throwing toys down a stairwell and banging on her door.

While Westfall was filling out a police report, Green allegedly got into his parked cruiser and activated its emergency lights. She was immediately removed and detained.

Green was also charged with two counts of harassment for her alleged actions against her neighbor, and one count of obstructing justice for kicking Westfall in the groin and trying to jump over a banister to avoid arrest.

Authorities said Green also acted unruly at her arraignment in City Court Wednesday morning and is being assigned a psychologist from the Saratoga County Mental Health Department to assess her mental state.

Green was previously arrested on Nov. 19 and charged with felony, third-degree attempted grand larceny when she tried to steal Chief Joseph Waldron's black 1997 Ford Crown Victoria from the North Main Street barracks.

Waldron had left the door to the car unlocked and the keys in the ignition, but officers were able to pull Green out before she could drive away.

Green, who told police she had just planned on taking the car for a joy ride and returning it, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor petty larceny on Dec. 4.

She spent about 60 days in the Saratoga County Jail with time served, and was released on Jan. 14.

As part of her probation terms set forth by Judge Joseph W. Sheehan, Green was told to attend periodic meetings with probation officers, was restricted from alcohol use and was ordered not to leave the state.

If it is determined that Green was under the influence of alcohol during this week's alleged incident, she could face a fine or jail time according to the district attorney's office.

Green, who has worked as a nursing assistant at Maplewood Manor in Ballston Spa, and as a driver for the Mid-Rise Retirement Center Apartments, served five years at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility after being convicted of first-degree manslaughter in Mount Vernon in 1984.
Since moving to Mechanicville more than a year ago, she has had recent run-ins with local police, getting arrested on separate occasions in September and October in the city on complaints filed by neighbors, and again just a few weeks ago for allegedly driving drunk in