Police are searching for a woman in handcuffs who they say stole a patrol vehicle while being detained in the Hollywood area late Monday night.
The incident occurred shortly before midnight as police were conducting an investigation in the area of Franklin and Orchid avenues, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA.
It was unclear what prompted the investigation, but the spokesperson said that a woman who was placed in handcuffs drove off in the LAPD vehicle.
It was unclear whether the woman had been left inside the vehicle or had entered from outside before driving off.
Video showed the vehicle was located a short time later on Camrose and Paramount drives, about two miles away in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood.
There was no indication of a pursuit, the spokesperson said.
The handcuffed woman, said to be wearing a blue hoodie and blue jeans, was not located and remained outstanding Tuesday morning.
KTLA’s Nancy Fontan contributed to this report.