A driver of a stolen vehicle rammed two Olds, Alta., RCMP vehicles around 3 a.m. on Jan. 2.
RCMP had responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle driving in the industrial park on Imperial way in Olds. When officers approached the vehicle, it rammed two police vehicles as it tried fleeing the area, rendering both police vehicles inoperable.
The suspect vehicle came to a stop and both occupants were arrested. Checks on the vehicle revealed that it was stolen.
Eric Michael Unger, 33, has been charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of break-in tools, flight from police, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, dangerous driving, failing to comply with release order, two counts of Assault with weapon of a police officer, and failing to comply with a probation order.
Unger was taken before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody with his next court date set for Jan. 8, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Didsbury.
Another 29-year-old man, from Red Deer, was arrested and has charges pending.
“This is the fourth Olds police car struck by another vehicle in the last 4 weeks,” said Staff Sergeant Warren Wrights.
“This demonstrates the dangers our officers face while executing their duties.”
