A 21-year-old woman is facing charges after allegedly carjacking a taxi early Tuesday morning and crashing it into a tree minutes later.
Police said the incident took place just after 2 a.m. when a female passenger, who had been picked up a short time earlier, pulled out a can of bear spray and used it on the driver, before stealing the cab and fleeing the area.
The driver headed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
About 20 minutes later, police found the stolen cab near Redwood Avenue and Salter Street, where it appeared to have hit a tree.
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The suspect was arrested shortly afterward near Salter and Mountain Avenue and taken into custody. She’s facing charges of robbery, possessing a weapon, and breaching a recognizance.
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