Regina police say cruiser struck during traffic stop involving stolen vehicle

Regina Police say one of their vehicles used to be struck as they tried to stop a driver in the inspire of the wheel of a stolen vehicle.

Police say the incident happened on Wednesday when a constable in the Canine Unit used to be heading north on Mighty Boulevard, nearing 15th Avenue. The constable saw a vehicle coming from the opposite route at what used to be described as “an extraordinarily excessive fee of tempo.”

The officer grew to vary into around to put collectively the vehicle and ran the registration number plate number. The pink Hyundai Elantra used to be reported as stolen.

The vehicle slowed down and grew to vary into west proper into a boring-live lane in the 2400 block of Mighty Boulevard.

Police vehicles then entered the lane and left room for the suspect vehicle to exit.

A hiss from the police power said as officers tried to enlighten the motive force to stop and opt up out of the vehicle, he started “a series of erratic driving manoeuvres” and nearly hit an officer standing nearby.

Police declare the motive force finally hit one of many police vehicles.

“It used to be an example of how unpredictable and risky policing may per chance also furthermore be,” the hiss learn.

The hiss said officers had been in a space to immobilize the stolen vehicle and opt up the suspect out of the vehicle.

Officers charged the motive force – a 16-Twelve months-feeble boy – with two counts of assaulting a peace officer with a weapon (the vehicle), one depend of risky driving, possession of a property purchased by crime over $5,000, resisting a peace officer, working a conveyance while prohibited from doing so, breach of a open suppose, and failing to conform with a disposition.

The boy can not be named per the provisions of the Formative years Prison Justice Act.

He made his first court appearance in Formative years Court on Wednesday afternoon.