Pursuit with Arrests

At 1:19AM Sunday, February 23^rd, police members were attending an unrelated call in the 1700 block of Middleton Avenue when a suspicious vehicle with two occupants and one headlight was noted by police. Upon activating the emergency vehicle lights, the vehicle sped up and continued east on Middleton Avenue reaching speeds of 80km/hour. Due to dry road conditions and no traffic the vehicle was followed south down 1^st Street where it reached 100km/hour. The deployment of a stop stick was successful in deflating a front tire. The vehicle reached a stop at 1^st Street and Brock Avenue where the occupants ran from the vehicle. (Total pursuit time was 4.5 minutes.)

A perimeter was set, and one suspect was taken into custody immediately. K9 Zeus tracked the area leading to the other suspect hiding in the rafters of a locked shed. The accused came out on his own and admitted to being the driver of the vehicle. Spent shotgun shells were within the vehicle and the driver admitted to throwing a shotgun out of the car while being pursued. Police located said shotgun in the curves of 1^st Street.  Query of the firearm determined it was stolen out of Carnduff, Saskatchewan.

The 27-year-old male passenger was highly intoxicated, cleared and held for court on February 23^rd, 2025. Charges pending – Unauthorized Possession of Firearm, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Possess Firearm Contrary to a Prohibition, and Flight from Police.

The 31-year-old male driver was sober and held for court on February 23^rd, 2025. Charges pending – Unauthorized Possession of Firearm, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Possess Firearm Contrary to an Undertaking, Break and Enter, Flight from Police and Breach of Undertaking X2.