Police Dashcam Shows Woman Escaping From Handcuffs Then Stealing Cop Car!

An Alexandria woman is facing multiple charges after making like Harry Houdini and speeding off in a squad car after authorities had arrested her for arson.Jennifer Hillard, age 35, was charged in Douglas County Court Monday with felony theft of a motor vehicle, possession of methamphetamine, and operating a vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance. Hillard was handcuffed, escorted to a police cruiser and placed in the back seat. Officers went back inside to take pictures and process the scene, but were soon notified by dispatch that GPS indicated that the squad car Hillard had been placed in was moving. They ran outside and found the cruiser was gone. Video from inside the car later showed that Hillard had slipped one hand out of the handcuffs, crawled through the glass sliding window that separates the front and back seats, slid into the drivers seat and sped off.Electronic tracking says Hillard hit speeds of between 100 and 126 mph as she drove towards the city of Osakis with emergency lights activated.
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