Lethbridge woman gets over two years for November crime spree
LETHBRIDGE – A 22-year old Lethbridge woman is heading to prison after admitting to a November crime spree, along with numerous other charges.
Alyssa Chantel Krushel pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of vehicles that were left running outside Lethbridge businesses on November 15 and 16, 2016. In the second incident, a Lethbridge Police Service officer located the stolen SUV and tried to pull it over, however Krushel accelerated to 70-km/h in a residential neighbourhood and the officer ended the pursuit over concerns for public safety.
Police located Krushel on November 22, and followed her to a south side restaurant. When she parked, an officer pulled in behind her car in an unmarked cruiser. He approached the driver’s side door, showed his badge and informed her that she was under arrest through her partially opened window. When he tried opening the door, Krushel put the car in reverse and backed-up, striking the officer with the side mirror and then hitting his cruiser. From there, Krushel drove over the sidewalk and into the path of another police cruiser, which hit her car, then out onto Mayor Magrath Drive where she caused a three-vehicle collision that ended the chase. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.
A search of the vehicle – which had also been stolen – turned up stolen items from a salon, drugs and numerous pieces of identification in other people’s names.