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UPDATE 17:30 PT – Tuesday 29 December 2020
A Missouri woman is in police custody after she allegedly tried to hit an officer with a car.
Early Tuesday, Springfield police said the incident unfolded in a parking lot after an officer spotted a parked vehicle previously reported stolen.
The suspect fled the scene but has since been located and is currently in custody.
However, officers continue to search for the suspect vehicle. The vehicle is a Maroon 2012 Chrysler 200 4 door and has the Missouri license plate RB1D5F. (2/3)
– Springfield PD (@ SGFPolice) 29 December 2020
According to officials, the officer tried to question the driver, who has since been identified as 27-year-old Maggie Thrift. While police were trying to interrogate her, police said the suspect tried to flee the scene and even tried to hit one of the officers with the vehicle as she drove away.
The driver of the stolen vehicle was identified as 27-year-old Maggie Thrift. She was arrested for outstanding warrants not related to this case. This case will be submitted to the prosecutor in Greene County for review and filing of complaints. More: https://t.co/NMsWTy4qpk pic.twitter.com/f5prSw0sSy
– Springfield PD (@ SGFPolice) 29 December 2020
“At that point, three separate officers fired shots at the vehicle,” police chief Paul Williams noted. “The vehicle fled north on Maine and was not yet located.”
Williams added that the officer sustained a minor injury but did not require extensive medical attention.
“He has been treated in the meantime,” Williams said of the officer. ‘[And] released and sent home. ”
The vehicle was later found abandoned in a separate location. Thrift was also tracked down and arrested with minor injuries. She was apparently wanted on several warrants.