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The woman slipped
into the patrol's car and drove off on Wednesday while a state
trooper was engaged with a passing motorist on an unrelated
topic, a trooper dispatch report said.
Authorities found the car not far from where it was stolen in
Big Lake, a tiny lakeside community of 3,500 people about 65
miles (104 km) northwest of Anchorage.
The following day troopers arrested Amber Watford, 28, and
Joshua Watford 38, in a home about 45 miles (72 km) north of
Anchorage in Wasilla, the report said.
Joshua Watford had been first arrested in Big Lake on Wednesday
for failure to appear at court-ordered, alcohol-related classes
from a previous driving under the influence charge, State
Trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters said.
It was not long after his arrest that Watford's wife made off
with the patrol car and the couple remained at-large for about
30 hours, the trooper report said.
No one else was charged in connection with the incident, Peters
said.
(Reporting by Steve Quinn in Juneau; Editing by Dan Whitcomb and
Sandra Maler)
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