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Suspect Stole Missouri Highway Patrol Car During Traffic Stop In St. Charles County

The patrol car was later found abandoned in the parking lot of an American Legion Post on Westridge Road in O'Fallon.

(CBS)

February 21, 2021

A suspect was arrested after she stole a Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) car during a traffic stop in St. Charles County Saturday, police told News 4. Just before 7:00 p.m., police say they arrested the suspect near I-70 and Bryan Road and placed her in a MSHP patrol car before she got into the driver's seat and took off. The patrol car was later found abandoned in the parking lot of an American Legion Post on Westridge Road in O'Fallon. St. Charles County police bought in their helicopter and K9 unit to search for her. Officers arrested her a short time later.

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