By Police1 Staff
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A woman arrested for shoplifting is now facing more charges after she urinated and defecated in the back of a patrol car.
According to WPLG, gas station employees called 911 Sunday after Arlene Mena, 28, stole three beers.
An officer in the area saw her and ordered her to stop. Mena, who was carrying a small dog, fled but fell down and threw the dog into oncoming traffic, the news station reported.
The dog was unharmed.
She was apprehended and put into the back of the patrol vehicle. Mena began kicking the glass partition.
Officers warned her to stop and threatened her with pepper spray. She continued and was sprayed.
WPLG said in retaliation, Mena urinated, defecated, and spat in the back of the patrol car.
The damages to the car are estimated to cost around $1,000 to repair.