Police pursuit of stolen car leads to 4 arrests
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Brandon police arrested four people after a joint pursuit with the RCMP in and around the city of Brandon on Wednesday evening.
RCMP advised members of the Brandon Police Service around 9:51 p.m. that a car had been stolen in Rivers and they believed it was travelling toward Brandon.
The Virden and Minnedosa RCMP detachments were also told to be on the lookout for the suspect vehicle, BPS said in a news release.
Brandon police took positions along multiple entry points to the city to watch for the stolen car and assist if needed.
At around 10:48 p.m., a BPS officer saw the vehicle travelling east on Pacific Avenue and initiated a traffic stop. However, BPS said the car didn’t stop and drove through a stop sign on Eighth Street before turning north onto 18th Street.
Additional BPS units co-ordinated to “maintain controlled surveillance” of the vehicle, the release said.
The car turned west onto the Trans-Canada Highway, and officers in two BPS cruisers activated their emergency lights in an attempt to stop it.
BPS said the vehicle continued driving and RCMP took control of the pursuit as the vehicle was beyond city limits.
At roughly 11:02 p.m., Mounties told BPS the vehicle was near Kemnay and shortly after confirmed it had been abandoned in that area.
BPS deployed its canine and drone units to assist RCMP in a ground and aerial search.
Around 40 minutes later, police found and arrested a 29-year-old man.
At 12:02 a.m. Thursday, the Brandon police dog led officers to three additional suspects, who were trying to hide between abandoned cars in a bush. Police recognized two of the suspects, and the third was later identified.
After the arrests, the BPS police dog was deployed again to search the hiding location. No evidence was found and further tracks turned up no results, leading police to believe all suspects had been apprehended, BPS said.
All four suspects were turned over to RCMP.
In addition to the 29-year-old man, the suspects included a 29-year-old woman and two men ages 18 and 36. The teen is from Prairie Lakes, while the other three suspects are from Brandon.
“This outcome reflects the preparedness, discipline, and precision of officers and agencies working collaboratively under unique conditions,” BPS said in the release.
The suspects were charged with possessing property obtained by crime over $5,000.
Additionally, the 29-year-old man was charged with failing to comply with his probation order, the 18-year-old man was charged with two counts of failing to comply with his undertaking and the 29-year-old woman was charged with failing to comply with her undertaking.
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