A 42-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after commandeering a running vehicle with several children inside just after 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Frontier Mall parking lot.
Battlefords RCMP report the woman jumped into the vehicle and attempted to drive away from the scene. The police say one of the children was able to convince the woman to turn over the keys, and she then fled on foot.
RCMP searched the area and a woman was arrested just after 7 p.m. She is charged with impaired driving, refusing to provide a breath sample, theft of a motor vehicle and causing a disturbance. She is also facing an allegation of failing to comply with a conditional sentence order.
The woman was held in custody until appearing in court Monday morning.
