Deputies: Woman Who Stole Police Cruiser Later Killed After Running Into Traffic

The Rogers County Sheriff’s office said a woman stole a Chouteau police cruiser, crashed and later ran into traffic and was killed.

Deputies are blocking traffic Monday night on Highway 412 near the Verdigris river.

Officials said a Chouteau officer was transporting a person for a mental health evaluation and stopped at a convenience store. The sheriff’s office said somehow the suspect got control of the car and took off.

They said she bailed near Highway 412 and 321st East Ave in Rogers County. Officials are using a dog to search and Tulsa Police said they are sending their helicopter to assist.

Chouteau Police said that the Chouteau officer was helping in a pursuit in Pryor and was transferring one of the passengers to Grand Lake mental health facility when the passenger took control of the car.

The Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Rogers County deputies are all on scene.