A male has been arrested after he intentionally struck a police cruiser with a vehicle in Whitby.
On Thursday, June 27 at about 2:30 pm, a member of Central West Division was on proactive patrol when he observed a vehicle with a stolen licence plate, in the area of Thickson Road South and Nichol Avenue.
The officer attempted to make a traffic stop, but the suspect vehicle failed to stop, intentionally striking the police cruiser before fleeing the area,said a police report.
With the assistance of the public, officers determined the suspect vehicle was subsequently abandoned and the driver entered a second vehicle. The second vehicle was located in the area of Thickson Road South and Victoria Street East, where police blocked it from fleeing and took the suspect into custody without incident.
No parties were injured from the collision.
The male, age 22 from Oshawa was charged and held for a bail hearing. Name and further details available at www.drps.ca.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Cst. Ouderkirk of Central West Division at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2090.
Editor’s Note: Durham Post does not name or identify the accused as:
1. Of this time, they are suspect[s] and not convicted by a court, and
2. Sometimes charges are amended or dropped.