Two women are back in custody Friday after escaping from an officer.
The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office says both Alyssa Cunha, 19, of East McKeesport, and Rebecca Cunning, 47, of McKeesport, were arrested Friday on unrelated warrants. They were eventually apprehended by an officer who was tasked with taking them to the Allegheny County Jail.
According to court documents, the women were bound and handcuffed, but not shackled, in the back of the officer’s car, which had barred windows and doors that could not be opened from the inside. As the officer approached a stoplight on Mifflin Road near Mooney Road, he saw one of the rear doors open and Cunning run from the vehicle into a nearby wooded area.
The officer parked the car and chased after Cunning, at which point Cunha opened the other back door and ran in the opposite direction, the court document said. When he returned to his car, he noticed the front passenger door was open and Cunha’s cell phone was missing.
The officer contacted local police, who began searching for both women. According to court documents, Cunning was located in the woods and taken into custody after a brief foot chase.
Detectives continued to search for Cunha and discovered her hiding in a home on Lawndale Avenue. She was taken into custody without incident around 9 p.m., the sheriff’s office said.
Both women face several new charges, including escape and conspiracy.
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