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Man arrested for allegedly running police blockade in BC

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.



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