Houston woman walks out of Memorial Park woods to steal a police car with DWI suspect in the back

A woman is in custody after allegedly stealing a police car and leading officers on a chase during a DWI arrest in west Houston, Tuesday night. A woman is in custody after allegedly stealing a police car and leading officers on a chase during a DWI arrest in west Houston, Tuesday night. Photo: Houston Police Department Photo: Houston Police Department Image 1 of / 48 Caption Close Houston woman walks out of Memorial Park woods to steal a police car with DWI suspect in the back 1 / 48 Back to Gallery

Late Tuesday night, Houston police officers were finishing a DWI arrest when a woman interrupted them by stealing the cruiser with the DWI suspect in the back seat, according to multiple reports.

An HPD officer pulled over a suspected drunk driver on Memorial at West Loop around 11:50 p.m. Tuesday and just as the arrest was wrapping up, a woman identified as Live God, 31, came from the park's woods, jumped in the police car and drove off, according to KTRK.

LATEST CHARGES: HPD arrested 30 on felony DWI charges in February

The DWI suspect was still in the back seat as God was driving off, KIAH reports. God pulled over less than a mile away after a very short chase and authorities told KTRK that she may have been suffering from some sort of mental health crisis.

God was booked into the Harris County Jail early Wednesday morning on a charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle, according to the Star-Telegram. Her bond was set at $1,000 and her first scheduled court appearance is set for Thursday.

Police told KIAH that the DWI suspect was unharmed during the chase and, more likely, unaware that the police car was even stolen.

Heather Leighton is a digital reporter at Chron.com. She considers herself as a Jack(ie) of all trades and covers various topics from entertainment to politics. You can read more of her stories here and follow her on Twitter at @loveheathernoel.