Officer dragged by car that then runs into police vehicle

STURGEON LAKE FIRST NATION – A 17 year old has been charged after an RCMP officer was dragged by a car and police vehicle was struck

Saskatchewa RCMP reports that on April 9, at approximately 2:40 a.m., Prince Albert RCMP were assisting Warman RCMP officers with a stolen truck and break and enter investigation reported in Corman Park area. The truck was located a short time later at a residence on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. When an officer approached the truck, the driver began to back out of the driveway, dragging the officer with the vehicle, police say. The driver then drove forward, striking an occupied RCMP police vehicle that blocked the driveway.

Other responding RCMP officers were able remove the female driver from the truck and arrested her. Four additional occupants of the truck fled on foot to the nearby bush where they were located and arrested approximately an hour later with the help of Prince Albert RCMP Police Dog Services (PDS).

As a result of investigation, the driver of the truck, a 17-year-old female, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with:

• Two counts, assault of a peace officer with a weapon;
• One count possession of stolen property of a value over five thousand dollars;
• One count, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle;
• One count, resisting arrest;
• One count, mischief damage to property over five thousand dollars;
• One count, fail to comply with conditions of release order, relating to earlier charges of fleeing from police in a motor vehicle.

The vehicle passengers who fled into the bush were released without charge. No injuries were reported by officers involved.