Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says the driver fled from police who backed off for public safety.
An investigation that was started by the RCMP West District General Investigation Section (GIS), has led to the arrest of a 36-year-old man. Shortly after 2 p.m. last Tuesday, Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP tried to stop a vehicle carrying several passengers on Coronation Street. Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says the driver fled from police who backed off for public safety. Nearly a half hour later, the detachment got a call to report the same vehicle as stolen. A West District GIS investigation determined that the caller who reported the stolen vehicle was actually a passenger during the earlier flight from police, and that the report of theft to police was false. The 36-year-old man was located by officers and arrested without incident. O’Donaghey says the investigation is continuing and more charges are possible, as police look to identify the driver and other passengers. The man who was arrested is due to appear in court next month on the mischief charge.
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