JEFFERSON PARISH (WGNO) — A police chase that started on the East Bank, ended with a woman under arrested on the West Bank, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.
JPSO deputies responded to a shoplifting call at a Metairie store in the 3700 block of Veterans Blvd. Upon arrival, one woman was quickly arrested on the scene but another woman involved drove off ensuing a chase with deputies.
She made it to Harvey after ramming into two deputy units. The chase ended at JPSO headquarters in the 700 block of Maple Ave. where she was arrested. No injuries were reported during the incident but the subject was taken to the hospital.
We are told the mother of the woman says she was on the phone with her daughter during the chase and believes her daughter was going to JPSO headquarters because she did not feel safe.
Deputies report the woman originally arrested in Metairie, has been released and faces no charges.
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