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2 people charged after Saskatoon police recover stolen truck

Saskatoon police recover stolen truck, charge two people after driver attempts to elude officers. File / Global News

Saskatoon police have two people in custody after the alleged driver of a stolen truck attempted to elude patrol officers.

The officers said they spotted the 2013 GMC Sierra in the area of Avenue P South and 11th Street West at around 3 p.m. CT Saturday.

They said they followed the truck for a short distance before activating their lights and siren to make a traffic stop.

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The driver refused to pull over and officers said he accelerated to get away.

They stopped following the truck as the air support unit (ASU) was monitoring the truck.

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ASU members followed the truck as it was driven erratically into oncoming traffic before coming to a stop behind an apartment in the 300-block of Avenue C South.

Two people were seen leaving the truck and entering the building.

Patrol officers arrived and arrested two people.

A 32-year-old Saskatoon man and a 17-year-old Saskatoon girl are charged with possession of stolen property.

The man is also facing charges of evading police and dangerous driving.

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