Detroit Woman Steals Police Car, High Speed Chase Ensues

In the words of Officer Kevin Jerome, the guy who will never live this down for the rest of his career: On 07, 05, 2019 at approximately 1101 hours, I was driving a fully marked Ferndale Police vehicle P60. I was dispatched to 9 Mile and Woodward to meet a male who just had his luggage stolen by a taxi driver. I parked my patrol vehicle in a parking spot in front of Como s (22812 Woodward) and exited my vehicle. My emergency lights were not activated. I spoke to Austin Wooten who was standing near the bus stop in front of Como s. I had several conversations with Wooten regarding the unknown taxi company that drove him to 9 Mile and Woodward. I entered and exited my patrol vehicle several times throughout the course of my interaction with Wooten. The last time I exited my vehicle I advised Wooten on the incident being a civil matter. As I was explaining several things to Wooten, a male that was also at the bus stop turned to me and said Hey, someone is getting into your vehicle