On Jan. 8, Prince Albert RCMP planned to visit a rural residence approximately 15 kilometres west of Prince Albert in relation to an ongoing investigation.
PRINCE ALBERT - A man has been arrested after attempting to ram a police vehicle with a tractor.
On Jan. 8, Prince Albert RCMP planned to visit a rural residence approximately 15 kilometres west of Prince Albert in relation to an ongoing investigation.
As they approached it, they observed a man driving a tractor on the property. When the man saw the marked police vehicle, he drove towards police, attempting to ram the police cruiser with the tractor. The man briefly fled in the tractor before exiting and fleeing on foot into a nearby bushed area. The police vehicle was not damaged and officers inside the vehicle were not physically injured.
As a result of continued investigation, Saskatchewan RCMP’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System and Police Dog Services were deployed to conduct searches of the area. A Saskatchewan RCMP police dog tracked the adult male suspect approximately 11 kilometres along the Saskatchewan River with the assistance of Prince Albert Police Service and their police dog unit. During the search, the man was located and arrested in the remote, treed area.
Resulting from further investigation, a 44-year-old man, from Thompson, Man., is charged with:
- one count, assault on police officer with a weapon;
- one count, resists/obstruct peace officer;
- one count, flight from peace officer; and
- two counts, fail to comply with undertaking condition.
He appeared in Prince Albert Provincial Court on Jan. 9.
