DES MOINES, Iowa —

A Des Moines woman wanted by police for theft is being treated at a local hospital for injuries she suffered while allegedly fleeing on foot from officers after a car chase.

According to a news release from the Clive Police Department, theft suspect Heide Wilson was located in the 9900 block of Swanson Boulevard just before 11 a.m. Friday. As uniformed officers approached, Wilson "drove forward over the curb, onto the sidewalk, reentered the parking lot and fled from the scene."

Wilson, 60, reportedly led officers on a 10-mile chase, during which she drove westbound in eastbound lanes of University Avenue. Authorities used Stop Sticks at 63rd Street and University Avenue to flatten one of her vehicle's tires before losing sight of her around 13th Street and Chautaqua

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