Suspect charged with ramming Prince George RCMP vehicle

A man well known to the police and courts has been charged in connection with a ramming of a police vehicle earlier this month.

Colin Michaud Durrand faces counts of dangerous driving, resisting or obstructing a peace officer and fleeing police from the Aug. 7 incident when RCMP were called to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 10500 block of Hartman Road in Beaverley.

The officer who first arrived on the scene was met with a pickup truck that was twice backed into his vehicle before the driver fled on foot, according to RCMP. With the help of a dog and handler and the North District RCMP emergency response team, a suspect was apprehended.

Durrand also faces two gun-related charges and a count of breaching a release order.

A second person, Ashley Marie Jensen, also faces charges - six gun-related counts as well as one count each of possessing stolen property over $5,000 and possessing body armour without a permit.

Durrand has an extensive criminal record and a history of breaching release orders and has been described as a "violent offender" with ties to the city's illicit drug trade. He also continues to face several gun-related charges from a March 2022 arrest and remains in custody pending a court appearance on April 26.