Crime & Safety
Woman Arrested After Allegedly Stealing Shuttle Bus At Midway Airport, Driving Onto Taxiway
The 39-year-old woman is charged with a felony count of criminal trespass to an airport, and two misdemeanor trespassing charges.
Updated on: September 25, 2025
A woman has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a private aviation hangar at Midway International Airport, stealing a shuttle bus, and driving it onto a taxiway before telling police she was just "testing security."
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The 39-year-old woman is charged with a felony count of criminal trespass to an airport, and two misdemeanor trespassing charges.
According to a Chicago police report, she was arrested around 4:25 a.m. Monday, after a witness saw her on the secured side of the Signature Flight Support hangar at Midway, where she climbed onto the Signature shuttle bus and drove it onto the taxiway in front of the building.
