Kamloops Mounties say their Police Dog Neeka helped arrest a man Friday who allegedly fled from a stolen vehicle earlier that morning.
Just before 9 a.m. an officer travelling eastbound on the Halson Connector Road saw what was believed to be a stolen vehicle. A second officer was able to find the vehicle travelling near 12th Street, where it allegedly drove head on towards the RCMP officers cruiser before narrowly missing it.
Mounties with the help of the Crime Reduction Unit and RCMP Police Dog Service continued patrolling the area, when they located the vehicle near Macdonald Park, where a man and woman were seen fleeing the area on foot.
After a brief chase on foot, police arrested a 31-year-old woman from Spallumcheen, who was later found to have four outstanding warrants.
Staff Sargent Janelle Shoihet of the Kamloops RCMP says the 31-year-old suspect cannot be identified, given these new allegations for which she has not been charged.
“The man and driver of the vehicle, was located hiding under a trailer in a residence in the 500-block of MacKenzie Ave by Police Dog Neeka. He allegedly resisted officers’ attempts to take him into custody and repeated demands to show them his hands.”
Following a brief struggle, Mounties say the 45-year old Kamloops man was arrested and transported to hospital for treatment of minor injuries. He too was found to be wanted on several driving related warrants.
Queries of the vehicle determined it was stolen out Kamloops earlier this month.
Mounties say the woman was expected to appear in court the same day (Friday) on the unrelated warrants, while the man is expected to be released with a date to appear in court early in 2023 to answer to these allegations and his unrelated warrants.
“Neeka got a treat for her efforts today, and wants to remind those who are thinking about running from her over the holidays, not to, because she will be working,” comments S/Sgt. Shoihet.
Anyone with information about this incident is requested to contact the Kamloops RCMP.