Man In Custody After Police Pursuit

Occurrence Type: Police Pursuit

Occurrence #: BA15022921

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015 – 11:17pm

A 30 year old Barrie man is in custody after a short pursuit with Barrie Police late Saturday evening, 9 May 2015. An officer was responding to a separate emergency when the officers cruiser lights caused the driver to become paranoid and attempt to flee. The officer observed the vehicle being driven dangerously and attempted to stop it. After a brief pursuit the male driver ran over a spike belt near the Barrie landfill site and crashed the car a short distance away. The driver ran from the area but was located with the assistance of the canine unit. The Barrie resident was charged with dangerous driving, flight from police, failing to remain at the scene of an accident and held in custody for a bail hearing.

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