Assaults, pursuits, and threats keep RCMP busy
It was a busy weekend in Battlefords for the local RCMP detachment, who responded to more than 165 calls including a high-speed chase and an assault.
High-speed chase results in arrest
A 28-year-old man was arrested and charged with numerous offences following a high speed chase in the early hours of Friday morning. While conducting a regular patrol in Battleford, officers spotted a vehicle drifting slightly in its lane. Police attempted to stop the vehicle, but said the driver accelerated and a high speed pursuit ensued. Police called off the pursuit for safety reasons, but where able to locate the vehicle when the driver failed to navigate a sharp right turn and crashed into parked vehicles in a driveway. The male driver fled on foot, but the suspect was located with assistance from a K9 unit.
The North Battleford man was found to have narcotics and a concealed knife on his person, RCMP said. The suspect was charged with five criminal offences including resisting arrest, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.