High-speed chase ends in foot race to a residence

BY SGT. DEREK FRIESEN

Canora RCMP

Detachment

The Canora/Sturgis

RCMP responded to 40 calls from April 27 to May 4, including: two 911 Act calls, four assaults, two break-and-enters, one dangerous driving, one flight from police, one mischief, one harassing communications, one impaired operation, two Mental Health Act calls, one mischief, two other provincial calls, one theft, 11 traffic offenses, three traffic collisions, one resisting arrest, three suspicious persons, one Trespassing Act call, two wellbeing checks, and four prisoners.

High-speed chase

On April 27, the Canora/Sturgis RCMP were investigating a 911 hang-up call when a vehicle was observed travelling down Main Street in Canora at a high rate of speed. Police attempted to stop the vehicle by activating the police vehicle emergency lights and siren, however the driver refused to stop and sped up. The driver accelerated away and hit a dip in the road, causing sparks to fly from under the vehicle. Police located a female exiting the driver’s seat of the vehicle a short distance away. The driver attempted to elude police by entering a residence and trying to shut the door. The female was arrested and charged with flight from police, impaired driving, refusing to provide a breath sample, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and resisting arrest.

Helping after fall

The Canora/Sturgis

RCMP assisted EMS on April 28 with a female whom had fallen and needed assistance getting back up outside a residence in Canora.

Who’s at fault?

The Canora/Sturgis

RCMP received a phone call from a male who reported being assaulted in Preeceville on April 29. Police received a second phone call a short time later from the suspect who now wanted to report the original complainant for assault. Police determined alcohol was a factor in both complaints.

Farm thefts

On April 30, the Canora/Sturgis RCMP investigated a report of a break-and-enter at a rural property in the RM of Good Lake. Police learned a catallactic converter was stolen along with fuel and parts from vehicles and a shed.

Residential disturbance

The Canora/Sturgis

RCMP were dispatched on May 1 to a disturbance at a residence in Canora.