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Suspected thief forces three-vehicle crash

Prince George RCMP say the driver of a stolen pickup was at the centre of a multi-vehicle collision midday Friday near Ewert Street and 15th Avenue near the hospital.
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Prince George RCMP say the driver of a stolen pickup was at the centre of a multi-vehicle collision midday Friday near Ewert Street and 15th Avenue near the hospital.

Alerted to a theft from the parking lot of a local business shortly before noon, RCMP said they located the suspect in the College Heights area a short time later only to see him speed away.

With the help of a police helicopter, police said they followed from a safe distance as he headed north on Ospika. Several minutes later, plainclothes police officers attempted to box the truck in and, in an attempt to evade his captors, RCMP said he subsequently collided with a civilian vehicle and an unmarked police truck.

The drivers of both those vehicles suffered minor injuries, police said.

A 34-year-old local man, who RCMP said is well known to the police, was arrested and taken into custody. His name was not released.