Five arrested after vehicle flees from police

Five people were arrested and are facing a number of charges after a vehicle fled and led police on a brief pursuit on the Thunderchild First Nation.

Turtleford RCMP said they were patrolling the First Nation on Dec. 19, when at around 1:30 a.m., officers attempted to pull over an unregistered vehicle. The vehicle did not stop and fled westbound towards Turtleford.

Before the vehicle was spotted travelling on the wrong side of the road at over 120 kilometres per hour, officers deployed a spike belt, but to no avail. After a short pursuit, the vehicle became stuck in a ditch near Turtle Lake.

Five adults in the vehicle, where a sawed-off firearm with ammunition was found, were arrested without incident.