Tire-deflation device deployed in Wallaceburg, after a vehicle was stolen outside a convenience store on Dufferin Avenue

Chatham-Kent Police Service officials allege: At 9:14 p.m., police received information a vehicle had been stolen from outside a convenience store on Dufferin Avenue in Wallaceburg.

Officer arrived in the area and quickly located the vehicle.

Officer initiated a traffic stop but the driver failed to comply.

Officers deployed a tire-deflation device nd successfully stopped the vehicle.

The 25-year-old Wallaceburg woman was arrested and charged with motor vehicle theft, possession of stolen property over $5,000, and flight from a police officer.

She was transported to police headquarters and held pending a bail hearing.

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