A_AT0 137-mile_AJ0 police_NN2 chase_VVB involving_VVG a_AT0 stolen_AJ0 ambulance_NN1 across_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 state_NN1 ended_VVD Sunday_NP0 with_PRP the_AT0 vehicle_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 bay_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 alleged_AJ0 thief_NN1 in_PRP handcuffs_NN2 ,_PUN authorities_NN2 said_VVD ._SENT Kunkel_NP0 Ambulance_NN1 ,_PUN an_AT0 ambulance_NN1 service_NN1 based_VVN in_PRP Utica_NP0 ,_PUN east_NN1 of_PRF Syracuse_NP0 ,_PUN said_VVD one_CRD of_PRF its_DPS ambulances_NN2 was_VBD stolen_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 's_POS location_NN1 during_PRP a_AT0 post-shift_AJ0 cleaning_NN1 on_PRP Sunday_NP0 morning_NN1 at_PRP approximately_AV0 10_CRD :_PUN 30_CRD a.m._AV0 ET_NP0 ._SENT No_AT0 employees_NN2 were_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 vehicle_NN1 when_CJS it_PNP was_VBD taken_VVN ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 ._SENT Kunkel_NP0 Ambulance_NN1 said_VVD it_PNP immediately_AV0 notified_VVD authorities_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 theft_NN1 and_CJC coordinated_VVN with_PRP law_NN1 enforcement_NN1 to_TO0 track_VVI the_AT0 stolen_AJ0 ambulance_NN1 using_VVG GPS_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 Utica_NP0 Police_NN2 Department_NN1 said_VVD the_AT0 GPS_NN2 tracker_NN1 showed_VVD the_AT0 vehicle_NN1 was_VBD traveling_VVG westbound_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 State_NN1 Thruway_NN1 near_PRP Vernon_NP0 ._SENT A_AT0 hot_AJ0 pursuit_NN1 ensued_VVD ,_PUN with_PRP help_NN1 from_PRP state_NN1 troopers_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 State_NN1 Police_NN2 said_VVD its_DPS troopers_NN2 attempted_VVD to_TO0 stop_VVI the_AT0 ambulance_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Thruway_NN1 at_PRP approximately_AV0 10_CRD :_PUN 42_CRD a.m._AV0 ET_NP0 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 driver_NN1 refused_VVD to_TO0 comply_VVI ._SENT Troopers_NN2 later_AV0 spotted_VVD the_AT0 vehicle_NN1 heading_VVG westbound_NN1 on_PRP Interstate_NN1 490_CRD but_CJC failed_VVD to_TO0 stop_VVI it_PNP as_PRP the_AT0 runaway_AJ0 driver_NN1 took_VVD the_AT0 Culver_NP0 Road_NP0 exit_NN1 in_PRP Rochester_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 ambulance_NN1 ultimately_AV0 turned_VVD onto_PRP Seneca_NP0 Road_NP0 and_CJC sped_VVD down_AVP the_AT0 narrow_AJ0 ,_PUN winding_AJ0 ,_PUN dead-end_NN1 street_NN1 before_PRP driving_VVG into_PRP Irondequoit_AJ0 Bay_NN1 near_PRP a_AT0 yacht_NN1 club_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 driver_NN1 --_NN1 identified_VVN by_PRP Utica_NP0 police_NN2 as_PRP 32-year-old_AJ0 Vanessa_NP0 Armstead_NP0 of_PRF Buffalo_NP0 ,_PUN New_NP0 York_NP0 --_NN1 swam_VVD to_PRP a_AT0 private_AJ0 boat_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 and_CJC was_VBD taken_VVN into_PRP custody_NN1 by_PRP authorities_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP received_VVD medical_AJ0 attention_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 scene_NN1 ,_PUN state_NN1 police_NN2 said_VVD ._SENT A_AT0 dive_NN1 team_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 Monroe_NP0 County_NN1 Sheriff_NN1 's_POS Office_NN1 was_VBD called_VVN in_AVP to_TO0 help_VVI retrieve_VVI the_AT0 submerged_AJ0 ambulance_NN1 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP state_NN1 police_NN2 ._SENT Crews_NN2 spent_VVD more_AV0 than_CJS an_AT0 hour_NN1 pulling_VVG the_AT0 vehicle_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 water_NN1 ._SENT Kunkel_NP0 Ambulance_NN1 said_VVD it_PNP is_VBZ cooperating_VVG with_PRP investigators_NN2 ._SENT Utica_NP0 police_NN2 said_VVD an_AT0 investigation_NN1 later_AV0 revealed_VVD that_CJT Armstead_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN in_PRP a_AT0 car_NN1 accident_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Thruway_NN1 the_AT0 previous_AJ0 day_NN1 and_CJC was_VBD transported_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 Utica_NP0 hospital_NN1 for_PRP treatment_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 following_AJ0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN after_PRP being_VBG released_VVN ,_PUN she_PNP allegedly_AV0 went_VVD to_PRP Kunkel_NP0 Ambulance_NN1 's_POS nearby_AJ0 facility_NN1 and_CJC stole_VVD the_AT0 ambulance_NN1 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP Utica_NP0 police_NN2 ._SENT Armstead_NP0 was_VBD charged_VVN with_PRP one_CRD felony_NN1 count_VVB each_DT0 of_PRF third-degree_AJ0 burglary_NN1 and_CJC second-degree_AJ0 grand_AJ0 larceny_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD being_VBG held_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 Monroe_NP0 County_NN1 Jail_NN1 in_PRP Rochester_NP0 on_PRP $_NN0 3_CRD ,_PUN 500_CRD bail_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 investigation_NN1 is_VBZ ongoing_AJ0 and_CJC further_AJC charges_NN2 may_VM0 be_VBI filed_VVN ,_PUN Utica_NP0 police_NN2 said_VVD ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD unclear_AJ0 whether_CJS Armstead_NP0 had_VHD obtained_VVN a_AT0 lawyer_NN1 who_PNQ could_VM0 speak_VVI on_PRP her_DPS behalf_NN1 ._SENT 
