The Calgary Police Service (CPS) is searching for a suspect they say drove a stolen truck into a marked police car late Monday night. The officers were not injured, but CPS said their car was rendered “not drivable” in the incident.
Police said two officers were patrolling the north end of North Haven at about 11:30 p.m. when they saw a black 2005 Dodge Ram truck in the 500 block of 64 Avenue N.W.
They followed the truck as the driver took it in a loop through the northern tip of the community, then turned onto Hunts Crescent N.W. in Huntington Hills.
Police told Global News officers had found stolen vehicles in that area before and the truck in question caught their attention as it was driving around slowly, with no apparent destination. Police said the officers started following the truck while trying to run its plate.
“The suspicious vehicle then stopped unexpectedly in the 600 block of Hunts Crescent N.W. and accelerated in reverse for approximately 30 feet before ramming the police vehicle, which had not yet attempted a traffic stop,” police said in a statement Tuesday.
The officers were able to maneuver their car so they were hit along the side instead of directly in the front.
“However, the damage made the police car not drivable,” the statement said.
The truck drove away and was found a short time later in the 7100 block of 5 Street N.W. (several blocks away).
Police said the driver had abandoned the vehicle, which was determined to be stolen.
The suspect has not yet been found.
Anyone with information is asked to call at 403-266-1234 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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