Thursday, December 27, 2007
Woman steals cab, crashes in Revere
REVERE, Mass. -- Police arrested a woman they said stole a taxi and crashed into an SUV.
Rhoda Ngarambe, 23, stole the cab in Chelsea. Apparently, she didn't know where she was going because she stopped and asked a police officer for directions.
Then Ngarambe took off on Route 16. According to police, she ran through stop signs, traffic lights and swerved through traffic.
Police caught up with her after she crashed into an SUV in Revere.
Alcohol was found in the vehicle and she was drunk, said authorities.
Ngarambe was due in court on Thursday, but did not show. The state has issued a non-bailable warrant for her arrest.
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