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After a man driving a suspected stolen vehicle in Regina sped away from a police patrol early on Tuesday morning, Regina Police Service (RPS) officers finally managed to stop it with a tire deflation device.
RPS said in a May 5 news release that the vehicle was being driven in a dangerous manner and after the driver refused to stop for officers around 12:45 a.m. in the 1400 block of 14th Avenue, he took off in an attempt to get away.
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Police said the vehicle had been reported stolen from a home in the 1100 block of Montague Street on May 4.
The driver’s attempt to get away from police continued through nearby streets and alleys, and although there was no police pursuit officers were able to track the vehicle.
Police said the driver committed traffic violations that included speeding, driving without headlights, entering oncoming lanes, crossing medians, travelling through parks and pedestrian pathways and failing to obey traffic lights and signs.
The tire deflation device eventually brought the vehicle to a stop near the 1800 block of Albert Street. The driver ran away but police said he was then found hiding in the backyard of a home in the 1800 block of Angus Street.
A 29-year-old man is facing charges of flight from peace officer, impaired driving, dangerous driving, possession of property obtained by crime under $5000, possession of property obtained by crime over $5000, operating a vehicle while prohibited, and failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking.
He appeared in Regina Provincial Court on May 5.
More charges for pair after traffic stop
A 40-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman wanted on outstanding warrants who were arrested after a traffic stop are now also facing gun charges.
RPS said in a news release on May 5 that members of the Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team conducted the traffic stop at Dewdney Avenue and Elphinstone Street on May 4.
After the pair were taken into custody, police said a search of the vehicle found a loaded handgun.
Both the man and woman have been charged with careless storage of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, unauthorized possession of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a vehicle and possession of a loaded prohibited firearm.
The man has also been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm and ammunition contrary to a prohibition order, failing to comply with the conditions of a release order and failing to comply with a probation order.
The pair appeared in Regina Provincial Court on May 5.
Moose Jaw man facing gun charges
A Moose Jaw man who was seen with a shotgun in his car in Regina on Saturday is now facing gun charges.
RPS said in a news release on May 5 officers were called to a parking lot in the 1700 block of Prince of Wales Drive shortly after midnight on May 2 after they received a report of a firearm in a vehicle.
RPS said the driver was arrested and the barrel of a shotgun could be seen in the vehicle’s back seat. A search then turned up all components of a disassembled shotgun, police said, adding that ammunition was found on a front seat.
The 27-year-old man has been charged with possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order, possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized and unauthorized possession of a prohibited device or ammunition in a vehicle. He appeared in Regina Provincial Court on May 4.
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