Woman faces multiple charges after tour bus stolen, Yellowknife RCMP say
Yellowknife RCMP say a woman is charged with vehicle theft and other offences after a tour bus was stolen early Saturday morning.
Police received a call at around 1:16 a.m. about a bus that had been stolen from a gas station after it was left running unoccupied, the force said in a news release issued Monday.
Officers found it in a parking lot less than an hour later and contained the vehicle.
The bus backed into a police vehicle before coming to a stop, they said.
Police say the driver was showing signs of drug impairment, so she was taken to hospital for a blood test.
The 39-year-old suspect is charged with theft of a motor vehicle, driving while impaired, driving with a suspended licence, and mischief under $5,000.
She was held for a bail hearing and subsequently remanded into custody.
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