A woman was arrested for stealing a vehicle from a Cape Coral driveway and leading authorities on a chase.
According to the Cape Coral Police Department, the incident happened around 5:45 p.m. Thursday. The victim was visiting a friend for a minute and left the vehicle running in the driveway.
She told police she caught the woman stealing and driving away in the car.
That woman was later identified as 45-year-old Evelyn Espino Galvez.
Galvez was spotted in the stolen vehicle by a CCPD officer and sped away as the officer tried to initiate a traffic stop.
CCPD said stop sticks were deployed to deflate the vehicle's tires, but Galvez continued driving as officers followed behind.
Galvez eventually started driving on the opposite side of the road and kept going into Lee County.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office then joined the chase with its aviation unit tracking the vehicle's location.
According to CCPD, Galvez attempted to stop and change her clothes to flee but was stopped by an LCSO deputy.
Galvez was arrested and taken to the Lee County Jail. She is facing charges of the following: two counts of motor vehicle grand theft, one count of burglary of a conveyance, one count of fleeing and eluding police with disregard for the safety of persons or property and one count of driving without a valid license.