A Guelph man has been arrested in connection with a recent incident in which a man rammed a police cruiser and fled with two young children in his vehicle.
Approximately 7:45 p.m. last Friday police were dispatched to an address on Speedvale Avenue East for a report of a suspicious vehicle. Officers found a male sleeping in the driver’s seat with two young children strapped into car seats in the back. The man said he had driven a friend to that address and was waiting for her to come back. He provided a name later determined to be fake.
While officers were conducting further investigation, the man reversed the car, striking a cruiser and causing minor damage, then fled at a high speed.
The vehicle was later located near Victoria Road North and Brant Avenue and the children were safe inside a nearby residence. The Guelph Police Break Enter Auto Theft Unit was able to identify the involved male.
On Wednesday afternoon the man was located and arrested following a brief foot pursuit. A search of his person revealed a folding knife and small amount of suspected crystal methamphetamine.
A 48-year-old Guelph man faces a number of charges including dangerous driving, obstructing police, flight from police, carrying a concealed weapon, possessing a controlled substance, two counts of breaching a probation order and four counts of breaching a bail order. He was held for a bail hearing Thursday.
