A white Toyota 4runner wasn鈥檛 stolen for long as it was found at 9:40 a.m. on the morning of Feb. 21, after being reported missing just a few hours earlier.

An RCMP officer found the vehicle in motion and began to follow it from a safe distance, as well as alerting other officers in the area. As they followed the vehicle, the driver drove into a light standard at Commerce Avenue and Enterprise Way, though he continued to drive.

Officers tracked the vehicle down several streets before it turned into a dead-end on Fife Road. Trying to escape, the driver rammed into a police cruiser and fled on foot.

RCMP released their Police Dog Services team and helped tracked down the suspect, who was taken into custody.

鈥淭his individual is well-known to police,鈥� said Sgt. Kevin Duggan. 鈥淗e showed a disturbing lack of regard for our officers and the safety of the public. It was a complete team effort, from the officer who initially spotted the stolen vehicle to the officers who made the arrest of this suspect.鈥�

The RCMP are asking anyone with dashcam footage or surveillance footage of any kind are to contact the 91大黄鸭 RCMP at 250-762-3300 with the file number 2023-9698.

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jordy.cunningham@kelownacapnews.com
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