A Winnipeg man is behind bars after a police chase that broken a number of automobiles Friday night.
The Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) stated it occurred round 5:15 p.m. on Sept. 22, when patrolling officers noticed wished man driving a van within the North Finish.
Police tried to drag over the 2001 GMC Savana 1500 Cargo camper van at Aikins Road and Manitoba Avenue. The suspect car rammed the police automobile and sped away.
The suspect crashed into two civilian automobiles throughout the chase, rendering the van inoperable. The person and a girl who was with him fled on foot after abandoning the car at McPhillips Road and Redwood Avenue.
With assist from members of the general public, the person was tracked down within the 1200 block of Troy Avenue and arrested with out incident.
Officers discovered near 1,000 bottles of prescription treatment within the van, together with roughly 800 Xanax drugs, which had been seized as proof. The prescription medicines are estimated to have a road worth of roughly $10,000.
The car had beforehand been reported stolen from a enterprise within the 2100 block of St. Mary’s Street.
Nobody was injured throughout the incident. A 31-year-old Winnipeg man faces quite a few prices, which have to be confirmed in courtroom.
