A Quebec man was arrested Thursday morning after allegedly stealing a police cruiser and driving roughly 170 kilometres, from Boischatel, east of Quebec City to Yamamiche, near Trois-Rivières.
Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Christine Coulombe said officers were responding to a call Thursday morning at a home in Boischatel when someone smashed the window of a police car before making off with it.
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SQ officers, assisted by officers from the Quebec City police force and other municipalities, attempted to intercept the vehicle.
The driver finally stopped the car in the parking lot of a restaurant on Highway 40 in Yamamiche at 6:30 a.m. — an hour after allegedly stealing the cruiser.
Police say a man in his 30s has been sent to hospital for evaluation.
It is not yet known what charges might be laid.
— With files from The Canadian Press
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