A North Bay man who was free on bail circumstances for a separate incident allegedly twice fled from York Regional Police at excessive charges of pace over the span of week in Georgina earlier than investigators say he was in the end nabbed, allegedly whereas impaired and carrying a loaded handgun.
Officers first noticed a pink Nissan Qashqai travelling at a excessive charge of pace within the space of Woodbine Avenue and Riverglen Drive on July 10.
“The car was heading in the wrong way. When officers circled in an effort to conduct a visitors cease, the car fled at excessive pace,” a York police launch states.
Every week in a while Thursday, July 17, police say they noticed the identical car within the space of Woodbine Avenue and Boyers Street.
A police helicopter started monitoring the automobile. Video launched by police present the suspect racing southbound on Freeway 404, and exiting at Freeway 7 in Richmond Hill.
“The suspect car ran a number of pink lights and was seen driving the improper approach,” police alleged in a launch. “Regardless of officers deploying a tire deflation system, the car continued travelling on all 4 rims into the City of Aurora.”
Video exhibits sparks flying off the broken car earlier than officers lastly take the suspect into custody.
“Within the curiosity of public security, officers made intentional contact to cease the car and the motive force was taken into custody with out damage.”
Police say a subsequent search of the car uncovered a loaded handgun (pictured beneath). Investigators additionally allege the suspect was impaired by a drug when arrested.
A gun and ammo allegedly seized throughout a visitors cease. York Regional Police
Dakota Drury, 21, of North Bay, faces the next fees:
Flight from Peace Officer x2
Harmful Operation x2
Fail to Adjust to Enterprise x3
Impaired by Drug
Careless Storage of a Firearm
Careless Storage of Ammunition
Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
Unauthorized Possession in a Motor Car
Possess Firearm Understanding its Possession is Unauthorized
Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm x2
“On the time of those offences, the accused was certain by circumstances stemming from unrelated fees and was at the moment out on bail,” York police added.
