# Woman with long record of arrests steals ambulance. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 23, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795 "2018-09-23T21:04:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/1 "2018-09-23T21:04:09Z")
:eek:. This woman is a one person wrecking crew. She has a long list of arrests. It shows just how much of a pathetic joke our courts have become. Usually you’ll see a long list of similar crimes. Multiple arrests for theft, drugs, or prostitution. This lady is just constantly getting in trouble for the hell of it. Being a jerk. You think just maybe this latest arrest will keep her in jail for awhile? Maybe even a year or two? She’s eventually going to do something really serious and get somebody hurt or killed. > **[Oregon woman steals ambulance as medics perform CPR, goes on wild 30-mile...](https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2018/09/oregon_woman_steals_ambulance.html)** > > "Why did they leave it unlocked?" Christy Lynn Woods allegedly asked a Roseburg police officer after Sunday's ambulance chase > **[Woman arrested for 39th time since 2011 after she 'stole an ambulance'](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6199029/Woman-arrested-39th-time-five-years-stole-ambulance-led-cops-chase.html)** > > Christy Lynn Woods, 37, is wearing a cheeky smile in her newest mug shot, one of at least 34 she's posed for in her 39 recorded brushes with Douglas County law enforcement since 2011. > [@](#): > > Sure, Christy Lynn Woods, 37, may have boosted an ambulance while paramedics performed CPR on an unconscious woman in southern Oregon. > > Sure, she then led police officers, sheriff’s deputies and state troopers on a high-speed chase up Interstate 5 for nearly 30 miles — ambulance lights flashing the whole way, authorities say. > > And yes, she is accused of ramming a cop car off the freeway as her speedometer hit 85 miles an hour. > > But, seated and handcuffed in the back of a patrol car Sunday, Woods apparently wanted to know what the fuss was all about. > [@](#): > > According to Douglas County public data, Woods was arrested for the first time on December 6, 2011, although there are no charges listed under that record. > > About a year and a half later she was arrested in June 2013 on a ‘menacing’ charge, and she finished out that year with a string of five arrests over a three week period from November 22 to December 10. A total of 16 charges, most for disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing, are listed under those arrests. > > Woods was arrested again four times during the first half of 2014, including for an alleged robbery in April of that year. > > The next arrest recorded is listed as a July 2015 parole violation. Woods does not appear to have been arrested any additional times that year. > > However, she got back on law enforcement’s radar early in 2016 with two arrests in Janaury, one of them for alleged methamphetamine possession, followed by arrests in May, June, July, August, November and December. In total, there are nine arrests and 25 charges recorded for 2016. > > Woods appears to have been arrested 10 more times in 2017, including once for driving while intoxicated. Nine of those arrests included parole violation charges. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/2 "2018-09-23T21:31:47Z")
I can’t understand how anybody could get arrested and charged so many times. There’s almost no gaps between 2011-2018 when she might of been in jail. I didn’t quote her record for 2018. Only Sept and she has several arrests not including the ambulance theft. Even probation violations didn’t send her away for a few years? : confused: WTH? It’s so unfair that a offender in a different state and city would get hammered with heavy jail time for just a few of these charges. It seems to be random how lenient the courts happen to be in your area. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/3 "2018-09-23T21:46:58Z")
Sometimes there is just no place to house a female prisoner. Women are routinely put on wait lists in Arkansas because the womens prison is just full. There you have my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/4 "2018-09-23T21:51:58Z")
She doesn’t seem overtly violent. That may make a difference in finding a cell. I’ve noticed the priority is getting the dangerous offenders off the streets. I know limited jail space is a problem. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/5 "2018-09-23T21:57:31Z")
Sounds very much like this person has drug and/or mental health issues so a custodial sentence is going to be problematic. And really, does ‘being a jerk’ necessarily warrant a few years in jail? Thankfully judges (who hear ALL the evidence that we in the public sphere are rarely privy to) are able to evaluate the best options for any given offender. Sometimes that means keeping them _out_ of jail. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/6 "2018-09-23T22:00:22Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I can’t understand how anybody could get arrested and charged so many times. It’s actually pretty routine. I used to review arrest records back when I was working. I’d commonly see people who had been arrested dozens of times. Some people had arrest sheets with over a hundred arrests. And this was before they finally got sent to prison. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/7 "2018-09-23T22:10:31Z")
Most people aren’t aware that are courts are like this. The perception is that you get convicted for a crime and serve a sentence. That’s just not practical when the jails are full. The jail in my area released prisoners to ease overcrowding a couple years ago. It’s not a popular move but sometimes necessary. This lady may have crossed the line. She was endangering lives driving that recklessly. Ramming a cop’s car. That may finally get her off the streets for awhile. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/8 "2018-09-23T22:52:01Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Most people aren’t aware that are courts are like this. > > The perception is that you get convicted for a crime and serve a sentence. That’s just not practical when the jails are full. > > The jail in my area released prisoners to ease overcrowding a couple years ago. It’s not a popular move but sometimes necessary. I’m all for lock 'em up & throw away the key…until I’m asked for more taxes to pay for all of the jails & prisons, then I become a bleeding heart liberal. Do you realize how expensive it is to incarcerate someone? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/9 "2018-09-23T23:44:47Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Most people aren’t aware that are courts are like this. > > The perception is that you get convicted for a crime and serve a sentence. That’s just not practical when the jails are full. > > The jail in my area released prisoners to ease overcrowding a couple years ago. It’s not a popular move but sometimes necessary. > > This lady may have crossed the line. She was endangering lives driving that recklessly. Ramming a cop’s car. That may finally get her off the streets for awhile. Are you talking about jails or prisons? They’re not the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/10 "2018-09-23T23:56:58Z")
Either. Some people serve short sentences in jail? Others go to prison. I don’t know what determines where people serve their time. The article didn’t say how many times this lady was convicted. She was on probation so that indicates at least one. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/11 "2018-09-24T17:02:00Z")
I should have explained that I understand the minor charges probably weren’t worth pursuing. Courts have bigger fish to fry than a trespassing charge. There were other more serious charges that could be worth pursuing. But that’s up to the prosecutor. It seems like she should have spent some time in jail. I hope they get this lady incarcerated before someone gets seriously hurt or killed. She seems to be completely out of control and her crimes are getting more serious. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/12 "2018-09-24T19:06:51Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > It seems like she should have spent some time in jail. She has spent a lot of time in jail. Looking at her arrest records, I’d estimate she’s spend a total of around six months in jail - she’s just doing it a week or so at a time. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/13 "2018-09-24T19:10:57Z")
I’d like to see house arrest be more of an option. Keep them confined to a premises with some sort of alarm that goes off if they leave. That way we don’t have to pay for jails and guards, they aren’t mixing with (as many?) criminals, and it still fulfills the goal of keeping them off the streets. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-with-long-record-of-arrests-steals-ambulance/821795/14 "2018-09-24T19:16:53Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I should have explained that I understand the minor charges probably weren’t worth pursuing. Courts have bigger fish to fry than a trespassing charge. > > There were other more serious charges that could be worth pursuing. But that’s up to the prosecutor. It seems like she should have spent some time in jail. > > I hope they get this lady incarcerated before someone gets seriously hurt or killed. She seems to be completely out of control and her crimes are getting more serious. This is what happens when social safety nets get gutted. Mental health programs, drug treatment facilities, educational opportunities are extraordinarily helpful for repeat low level offenders. We don’t need more folks in jail for small stuff. We need real help to get them back on track to a decent life.