OAK BROOK, Ill. (Gray News) – A woman in Chicago allegedly led police on a 116 mph chase after stealing from Lululemon, according to authorities.
Around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, officers on patrol at the Oak Brook mall saw a Hyundai Elantra with expired Indiana license plates enter the mall parking lot.
Officers then saw 21-year-old Cartara Johnson exit the car, remove an empty or nearly empty Lululemon-branded bag from the trunk, and enter the mall.
Johnson allegedly entered the store, took multiple leggings, and exited without paying for them.
About 15 minutes later, she allegedly returned to the car with the same bag that was then full and drove away.
Officers followed Johnson in their squad car and saw her swerving her car multiple times before crossing Interstate 88 eastbound.
Johnson allegedly accelerated away from the officers at a high rate of speed.
She reached up to 116 mph before police stopped the pursuit out of safety concerns. She allegedly drove onto the shoulder multiple times and swerved in and out of heavy traffic.
While searching her car, police found the Lululemon bag which contained more than $300 of leggings with the price tags still attached.
Johnson was arrested and charged with burglary, retail theft and aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer in connection with the incident.
Prosecutors said Johnson was already on probation for retail theft.
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