A 25-year-old Brampton, Ont. man is facing a slew of charges after taking Saskatchewan RCMP on a wild two-day ride between Aug. 26 and 27.
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Manjinder Singh was charged with the following:
- three counts, resists/obstruct peace officer, Section 129(a), Criminal Code;
- two counts, flight from peace officer, Section 320.17, Criminal Code;
- one count, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, Section 320.13(1), Criminal Code;
- one count, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code;
- one count, failure to stop after collision with another conveyance, Section 320.16(1), Criminal Code;
- two counts, theft of vehicle, Section 333.1(1), Criminal Code;
- one count, breaking, entering, committing – residence, Section 348(1)(b), Criminal Code;
- two counts, mischief under $5,000 – damage to motor vehicle, Section 430(4), Criminal Code;
- one count, mischief over $5,000 – damage to motor vehicle, Section 430(3), Criminal Code; and
- one count, fail to comply with release order condition, Section 145(5)(a), Criminal Code.
On Aug. 26 at about 2:10 p.m., Maidstone RCMP received a report of an erratic driver on Highway 16 west of Maidstone.
RCMP located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle, however, did not stop and proceeded to flee police, entering and exiting the ditch at highway speeds.
Officers located the disabled car shortly after on a grid road and discovered the driver had fled on foot into a wooded area. Singh was soon located and resisted arrest before being taken into custody.
An investigation quickly determined the car was previously reported stolen in Ontario. Singh was charged, appeared in court early Aug. 27 and released pending his next appearance.
At about 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 27, shortly after being released from custody, Saskatchewan RCMP observed Singh breaking into a vehicle in Maidstone.
Officers approached Singh, who fled on foot before being spotted driving an SUV.
Investigation determined Singh entered a residence in Maidstone, stole keys to the occupant’s SUV and left in the stolen vehicle. Officers again pursued Singh, who was heading west on Highway 16.
A spike belt was deployed, partially deflating Singh’s tires. The SUV, however, continued to drive into the Town of Marshall where the tires became disabled.
Singh exited the stolen SUV while it was still in motion and proceeded to flee on foot.
Officers located Singh in a separate stolen vehicle, a truck, in a parking lot in Marshall. Officers blocked the parking lot exit with a parked police vehicle and approached the stolen truck on foot.
The truck reversed, striking the parked police vehicle repeatedly. Singh struck a second police vehicle, fled from the parking lot and exited town. The officers were not physically injured. One of the police vehicles, however, was disabled; the second was damaged.
The stolen truck drove down a dead-end road and into a field where it became stuck. Singh exited the truck and fled on foot. Officers followed and told him he was under arrest. He resisted before being tased and placed under arrest.
Singh is remanded and scheduled to appear in Lloydminster Provincial Court on Thursday, Sept. 4.
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