A Bennington woman was arrested in Keene after allegedly stealing a van and leading State Police on a chase down Route 9 on Thursday.
Angela Elliot, 33, of Bennington was arrested and charged with felonies theft by unauthorized taking and reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, as well as a misdemeanor count of disobeying an officer.
State police received a report that white 2019 Dodge Ram Promaster Van had been stolen from the Tire Warehouse on Route 9 in Chesterfield at 1:31 p.m., at which point the theft had just occurred and callers believed it was traveling east on Route 9 towards Keene, according to a press release from New Hampshire State Police Troop C. Troopers, as well as Chesterfield and Keene police, located the field around Chesterfield Hill.
The vehicle sped off when a trooper attempted to stop it, at which point officers initiated a pursuit. Elliot drove “aggressively and recklessly,” according to the release, driving into oncoming traffic, off the road, and at one point colliding with a mobile home being hauled as part of an oversized load on the highway.
Police eventually stopped the vehicle with tire-deflation devices they placed in two separate locations, stopping the vehicle at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 101 in Keene. There were no injuries, and Elliot was taken into custody without incident.
Anyone with information about the incident can contact Trooper Noah Sanctuary via Dispatch at 223-8494 or Noah.R.Sanctuary@dos.nh.gov.