A woman who was supposed to pick up her vehicle from a Portsmouth impound lot ended up going to jail instead.
Police were initially dispatched to the Mary Ann Street impound lot to release a 2017 Ford Fiesta to Hazel Hodge.
An officer waited more than 30 minutes, but Hodge never showed up. Police checked with records and learned she did not have a cell phone, so officers cleared the scene and planned to return if she arrived later.
Another officer even checked the Washington Street impound lot in case she had gone to the wrong location.
Less than an hour later, police reported Hodge was in custody.
Officers arrested her for driving without a license and took her in for booking.
What started as a trip to retrieve an impounded vehicle instead ended with Hodge heading to jail.
