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Two officers injured when cruisers rammed
Driver of a stolen pickup truck rams two police vehicles prior to arrest
On May 30, at 1:59 p.m., Cranbrook and Kimberley RCMP detachments were advised of a dangerous driving incident near Skookumchuk where the operator of a stolen black Ford pickup attempted to run over a civilian and was last seen southbound on Highway 93/95.
A second report was received of a suspicious vehicle at Fort Steele and an attempt was made to intercept the male and female occupants. The suspect was able to evade apprehension after ramming one of the police vehicles and fleeing north on Highway 93/95.
Police from Cranbrook, Kimberley and Columbia Valley detachments, with the assistance of the police dog service, conducted extensive patrols of the area and located the vehicle on Sheep Creek Road near Premier Lake. The suspect rammed a second police vehicle prior to being arrested.
Two police officers were injured from the collisions with one treated at East Kootenay Regional Hospital and released late evening, reported Sgt. Barry Graham, Cranbrook Operations NCO.
The suspect driver from Alberta and female passenger from Invermere were arrested for multiple offences including assault with a weapon, flight from police, dangerous driving and possession of property obtained by crime. Both are associated to a number of recent similar incidents out of Alberta and will appear in Cranbrook Provincial Court later today.
Anyone with information related to these incidents is asked to call Cranbrook RCMP at 250-489-3471.
Lead image: Kimberley RCMP’s unmarked pickup cruiser damaged in one of the ramming incidents. Cranbrook RCMP photo
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