Security breach at Southwest Oregon Regional Airport leads to runway police chase
A female suspect got into the airport operations area and stole an airport van. Witness video shows the woman driving down the runway pursued by state troopers, tribal police and officers from the North Bend Police Department. She eventually crashed into a grassy area where she was apprehended by police. (Courtesy Kaleb King)
NORTH BEND, Ore. - A security breach Thursday at the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in North Bend led to a police chase down an airport runway.
A female suspect got into the airport operations area and stole an airport van.
Witness video shows the woman driving down the runway pursued by state troopers, tribal police and officers from the North Bend Police Department.
She eventually crashed into a grassy area where she was apprehended by police.
Police say they're not releasing further information on the breach.
Airport Manager Theresa Cook says anything that could be interpreted as disclosing airport security actions is protected from disclosure and declined to give further comment.
So far, the Coos County Airport Commission's board members have been unable to give comment on the matter.