A woman stole a construction truck in Redding on Tuesday evening and was later arrested after she ditched the truck shortly afterward, according to the Redding Police Department.
Police say that Alice Kelsey, 46, of Redding, hopped into a running construction truck a at construction site at Placer Street and Buenaventura in west Redding around 9:50 p.m. Tuesday. An employee of Axner Construction tried to get her out of the truck, but she drove off. The worker fell from the truck and suffered minor injuries.
Police officers found the truck abandoned just west of Redding city limits. A K-9 helped track the suspect in a nearby field, about the same time a resident reported a female prowler, according to the Redding Police Department.
Kelsey didn't go peacefully, police say. She kicked one of the officers several times, but was eventually taken to Shasta County Jail on charges of carjacking, assault on an officer and resisting arrest.
She was not listed as being in custody at the jail as of Wednesday morning.
