TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – A woman was arrested after fleeing from officers late Monday in the Oakland neighborhood of northeast Topeka.
The incident began around 11:49 p.m. Monday, when a Shawnee County sheriff’s deputy initiated a traffic stop near N.E. Seward Avenue and Poplar Street.
Officials said the deputy observed a green 2004 Ford sport utility vehicle displaying a license plate that did not appear to be assigned to that vehicle.
Dorothy Wilson Amelia Reisinger, 23, of Topeka, was arrested after a foot chase following a traffic stop late Monday in the Oakland neighborhood of northeast Topeka.(Submitted)
Officials said the SUV stopped in the 400 block of N.E. Green Street, where the driver “immediately exited” the vehicle and fled on foot.
The deputy located the individual hiding inside a nearby shed and took her into custody without further incident.
The arrested woman was identified as Dorothy Wilson Amelia Reisinger, 23, of Topeka.
Reisinger was booked at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday into the Shawnee County Jail in connection with interference with a law enforcement officer; vehicle displaying a license plate not assigned to it; transporting an open container of liquor; and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license.
Reisinger was being held on a $5,000 bond in the Shawnee County Jail.
The investigation is ongoing.
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