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Kamloops News: Suspect who allegedly rammed truck into RCMP vehicle arrested
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Kamloops News: Suspect who allegedly rammed truck into RCMP vehicle arrested

Authorities have located a suspect who allegedly crashed a Ford F150 into an unmarked RCMP vehicle in Kamloops, BC earlier this month.

Kamloops RCMP said someone spotted the man near Comazzetto and Vicars roads and reported him Thursday afternoon, a day after the detachment put out a public appeal for information on the possible location of their suspect.

“Officers responded to the area and located a suspect, who fled into a nearby commercial establishment,” said Cpl. Crystal Evelyn, in a press release.

“He was taken into custody with the assistance of the Police Service Dog Unit shortly after.”

After the man’s arrest, authorities discovered he was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, Evelyn said.

Kamloops RCMP did not disclose the nature of the alleged prior offenses that prompted the warrant. CTV News asked the detachment for more information.

Local authorities have been searching for a suspect since Nov. 2, when a Kamloops RCMP officer’s vehicle was struck during an attempted traffic stop.

The detachment said that around 12:35 that morning, an officer spotted an unoccupied pickup truck that he recognized from two previous investigations — one for failing to stay at the scene of an accident and the other for fleeing from police.

While she was inside her vehicle, a man walked into the pickup truck, rammed her into it and took off, according to RCMP.

The officer was not injured during the incident.

While one suspect has been arrested, Kamloops RCMP said their investigation is ongoing and asked anyone with information to call the detachment at 250-828-3000.