Police arrested a 51-year-old woman Monday morning after she intentionally rammed her car into a gate at a Tucson Police Department substation, authorities said.
At about 5:40 a.m., a TPD community service officer was in a secure lot at the Westside Substation, located off West Miracle Mile and North Flowing Wells Road, when he noticed a vehicle speeding towards one of the gates, according to a news release.
The vehicle crashed into and significantly damaged the gate, knocking it off track and sending it flying into the parking lot, the release said.
The officer was not injured and was able to direct responding officers to the scene, where they took Michele Murphy into custody, the release said.
Detectives with the neighborhood crimes unit, traffic unit, aggravated assault unit and mental health support team all responded to the scene to investigate and were able to determine that the crash was not accidental and was intentional.
Murphy was booked into the Pima County jail on felony charges of aggravated assault and criminal damage.
