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A 39-year-old man is facing weapons and dangerous driving-related charges after allegedly evading police in a high-speed chase Tuesday evening in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood.
Shortly before 8 p.m., police said officers observed a vehicle driving without headlights down 5th Avenue near the 1000 block of Retallack Street.
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“Officers began to initiate a traffic stop, but the vehicle drove away at a high rate of speed. The driver went a short distance before losing control of the vehicle and hitting a curb in the 900 block of Rae Street,” police said in a statement.
Two people exited the vehicle and fled from the scene, noted the police service.
“Following a foot chase, the driver was taken into custody and placed under arrest,” it said.
After the police arrested the two people, they found a loaded, sawed-off rifle, ammunition, three masks and four knives.
A 39-year-old man was charged with operating a conveyance dangerous to the public, resisting arrest, careless use of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a vehicle, possession of a loaded firearm, careless storage of a firearm and possession of a weapon.
He made his first appearance in Regina Provincial Court Wednesday morning.
Police made no mention of any charges to the second person arrested.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact the Regina Police Service or Crime Stoppers.
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