Portage la Prairie, Man., RCMP are looking for a man accused of fleeing from officers on a dirt bike before ditching a backpack full of drugs and weapons.
Mounties say just before 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 4, an officer on patrol on 3rd Street Northeast spotted a man on a dirt bike turning onto Trenton Avenue at a high speed. The officer tried to stop the bike by flashing the cruiser’s emergency lights but stopped the chase in the interest of safety, a press release says.
The patrolling officer saw the bike cross a set of train tracks before it fell over. The driver dropped a backpack before fleeing into a cornfield. Mounties say a search of the bag yielded a knife, brass knuckles, cocaine and paraphernalia.
Officers called for a police dog to assist in the search for the suspect but the driver had left the area in a vehicle, RCMP say.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Dexter Roulette, 38.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call RCMP at 204-857-4445, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip online at http://www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.