DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- A woman is facing charges after allegedly taking off in an ambulance early Thursday morning.

According to the Richmond Police Department in Indiana, crews were sent to the Wayne County Jail Thursday morning just after midnight. Crews were dispatched in reference to a female who reportedly showed up and asked for medical transport.

The department claims the woman entered the ambulance when police arrived. Police claim the woman took off from the jail, starting a pursuit that ended at a hospital.

Authorities said the woman was taken into custody and transported to the Wayne County Jail.

She is facing charges of resisting law enforcement, theft and unauthorized control of a motor vehicle, according to police.

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