DOUGLAS COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a woman who took a joy ride in a city bus in Lawrence.
Jut after 11a.m. Friday, a woman forced her way into the driver’s seat and took off in a Lawrence Transit bus, according to a statement from police. Nobody was hurt.
The driver and two passengers got off the bus before the woman left the Central Transit Station. The woman took the bus north on Iowa, east on 6th, then north on Maine traveling about 35-40 mph.
Officers were able to surround the bus to pin her in near 2nd and Michigan. Officers safely took her into custody then to the hospital for evaluation.