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A 31-year-old man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breaching his statutory release was arrested in Saskatoon this week, accused of evading police and trying to hit officers with a stolen vehicle.
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Saskatoon police, in a news release, said they tried to stop the vehicle he was driving at the intersection of 21st Street West and Avenue P South around 10:30 p.m Monday night. At the same time, officers noticed another vehicle with a “falsely displayed licence plate” nearby.
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Both drivers refused to stop, eventually heading in different directions. One came to a stop near 17th Street West and Avenue H South, in the Riversdale neighbourhood, after driving through a spike belt.
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“However, the vehicle was put in reverse and began to accelerate towards police, almost striking officers and a patrol vehicle,” the released stated.
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“The vehicle then continued to evade at high rate of speed, at points driving into oncoming traffic and attempting to make contact with patrol vehicles.”
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Police said the driver resisted arrest and assaulted an officer once the vehicle, which officers learned had been stolen from Yorkton, was stopped.
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The other vehicle was stolen from a business in the 800 block of 43rd Street East. It was later found abandoned and running in the 200 block of Avenue N South, according to police.
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The 31-year-old driver of the Yorkton vehicle is charged with four counts of assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, assaulting a peace officer, dangerous driving, evading police, possessing stolen property over $5,000, and possessing ammunition contrary to a prohibition order.
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