A young person arrested after stealing a vehicle and assaulting a woman in Humber Valley Resort

    Friday, 22 September 2023 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The youth was located and charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight from police, robbery, assault, assault causing bodily harm, theft of a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime, and breaches of a court order.

    A youth has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a woman and stealing her vehicle in Humber Valley Resort Wednesday night.   Officers patrolled the area searching for the vehicle and alerted neighbouring detachments. The woman was taken to hospital and treated for her injuries. RCMP located the vehicle near Badger and a traffic stop was attempted.  The vehicle failed to stop for police and fled at a high rate of speed.  In the interest of public safety, officers did not pursue the vehicle. Shortly after 1:00 a.m yesterday., the vehicle was located on the side of the TCH east of Norris Arm.  The youth was located and charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight from police, robbery, assault, assault causing bodily harm, theft of a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime, and breaches of a court order.

     

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