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Woman Facing Charges After Allegedly Stealing Trenton Police Cruiser

TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) -- A woman in Trenton, New Jersey, is facing several charges after she allegedly stole a police cruiser. Police said 30-year-old Cherrelle Cooper jumped into an idle patrol unit around 5:30 p.m. Saturday on East State Street.

Cooper, police say, led officers on a chase into Hopewell Township.

The pursuit ended at Washington Crossing Road when she allegedly crashed the cruiser into a utility pole.

The cruiser was totaled.

Cooper has only minor injuries.

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