Plano, TX handcuffed woman steals police car, local schools lock down
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - By LEE POWELL / The Dallas Morning News
PLANO – A still-handcuffed suspect has Plano Police scouring a neighborhood near Spring Creek Parkway and U.S. 75.
Around 1 p.m., a woman in her 30s managed to commandeer a police cruiser while being taken into custody outside a tire store. She abandoned the vehicle a short distance later, then fled on foot into a neighborhood, police say.
Plano Police threw up a perimeter and began a street-by-street, alley-by-alley search. The area is roughly bounded by Spring Creek Parkway to the north, Premier Drive to the east, Alma Drive to the west and Parker Road to the south.
Police officers stopped vehicles leaving the area, looking in windows and asking about hitchhikers. Two schools in the area, including Clark High School, went to lock-down status.
The suspect is described as a white female in her 30s, about 5’2" in height, weighing 110 pounds. She is wearing tan pants and a white shirt.
And is likely still handcuffed – or at least has one cuff still dangling from an arm.
Authorities say residents should not approach the suspect, but instead call 911.
Shortly after taking the police car, the suspect tried to strike a second officer who showed up at the scene. The officer was not injured.