WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — A woman is in custody after leading police on a short pursuit when a vehicle she was in near Liberty Park failed to respond to officers, and she was later caught trying to hide from police.
Following the pursuit, Jennifer Richardson, 36, was arrested Tuesday night on outstanding warrants.
According to the West Valley City Police Department, a detective with the department was on patrol when they began tracking a car just after 10 p.m. The car, with Richardson inside, failed to yield at the intersection of 700 East and Liberty Avenue, leading police to initiate a traffic stop.
Officers claim the car pulled into an alley, and the passengers got out and fled the area on foot. A short time later, one of the passengers, whose name hasn't been released, returned to the area and surrendered to the police.
Inside the vehicle, police said they found drug paraphernalia.
Police were contacted by a resident near 1200 South and 700 East, who stated that a woman, later identified as Richardson, was hiding on his porch.
As she is a parole fugitive with active warrants, Richardson was placed under arrest.
The other two in the vehicle were cited and released.
