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Broadcast time: 8:06 |
Date: August 31, 2015 |
On Friday August 28, 2015 just before 3:30 p.m. members of the Sarnia Police C.O.P.P.S Unit noticed a white GMC pickup truck on Mitton Street with improper plates. The truck had two different plates belonging to two different people displayed. The officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, however the male driver would not pull over. The pursuit continued in the area of Talfourd, Vidal and Campbell Streets before heading south on Indian Road. The truck was followed until it reached Lasalle Line before being called off in the interest of public safety. Speeds were estimated to have reached 90 km/hr at times. The pickup truck was later found abandoned on Afton Court in the city .On Sunday August 30, 2015 around 8:30 p.m. Uniform Patrol officers arrested the 22 year old male driver .The driver is being held for a bail hearing and faces charges including dangerous driving, evading police and breach of his probation
Constable Les Jones
Media Relations Officer
Tel: 519-344-8861 Ext 5345
Email: ljones@police.sarnia.on.ca