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Man arrested for allegedly running police blockade in B.C.

Man arrested for allegedly running police blockade in B.C. | iNFOnews.ca
Mounties in Nanaimo are looking for witnesses or camera footage that may help them pinpoint the person, or people, who were involved in the vandalism of dozens of vehicles.The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A man accused of crashing into a police car while trying to evade a blockade on Vancouver Island now faces several charges.

West Shore RCMP say the crash happened at around midnight Sunday when a patrol officer in Langford saw a 2002 Chevrolet Malibu sedan with a licence plate that had been reported as stolen.

Police say the driver didn’t pull over when the officer tried at traffic stop, so a blockade was set up along Sooke Road in another attempt to stop the vehicle.

The sedan crashed into a police cruiser at the blockade.

No one was hurt and the 36-year-old driver was arrested at the scene.

The suspect faces charges of resisting arrest, possession of stolen property, operating a vehicle while prohibited and dangerous operation of a vehicle, and he remains in custody until his next court date in July.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 23, 2025.

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