Woman arrested after driving stolen van through park: Police

A 24-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly driving a stolen van through a Saskatoon park while being chased by police.

According to police, officers got a report just before 11 a.m. saying a van had been stolen from a home on Avenue P South. Officers soon spotted the vehicle on 15th Street West near Weldon Avenue, but the driver allegedly took off.

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“The driver proceeded through multiple intersections at high rates of speed,” the Saskatoon Police Service said in a statement.

“The van continued into a park in the 1600 block of Avenue P South. Officers successfully deployed a tire deflation device and the van was stopped in the 1500 block of 16th Street West.”

The driver, a 24-year-old woman, is now facing charges of dangerous driving, theft under $5,000 and evading police.