Police: Woman accused of scooter theft ups ante

[May 17, 2010]  MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- A 43-year-old transient woman accused of stealing a Missoula parking enforcement scooter while the attendant was writing a ticket has been arrested again, this time for apparently trying to steal a police car.

 The woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with felony theft and drug possession after the three-wheeled scooter crashed into a parked car. She was released from jail Wednesday afternoon.

But she was arrested again Thursday for allegedly trying to climb inside a Missoula police car while two officers responded to a traffic stop. Sterling now faces an additional charge of obstructing a police officer and was being held at the Missoula County jail.

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Information from: Missoulian, http://www.missoulian.com/

[Associated Press]

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