BEND, OR -- A Bend woman faces several charges after police say she threatened people with a large knife Friday morning. Officers responded to Southeast Coombs Place and Highway 97, just before 10 a.m., where they say 54-year-old Darlene Allen ran at a parked car with an adult and child inside, and tried to stab the vehicle.

Allen continued north on Highway 97, allegedly screaming and wielding the knife. When officers caught up with her, they say she refused to drop the knife. Officers used a Taser and launched a 40-mm less lethal impact foam round from a distance to subdue the woman. 

Officers secured the knife, and Bend Fire medics evaluated Allen at the scene. Officers took her to St. Charles Bend for an evaluation. Once cleared, she will be lodged at Deschutes County Jail on charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing and Disorderly Conduct II

Some lanes of South Highway 97 were closed for a short period of time.