A Cobourg police cruiser was damaged and one man was charged following an incident on Friday afternoon.
According to the Cobourg Police Service, around 3 p.m. officers looking into a traffic complaint in the area of Orange and Spring streets found a vehicle in a parking lot.
“When police approached, the vehicle sped off, almost hitting an officer and subsequently hitting a police cruiser,” police said.
Police managed to block a laneway to prevent the vehicle from leaving and the driver was charged.
Harjinder Pal Deewra, 23, of Brampton, Ont., was charged with dangerous driving; assault with a weapon; assaulting a police officer; mischief under $5,000; possession of methamphetamine; possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; three counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000; two counts of failing to comply with probation; and one count of failing to comply a with release order.
Police say he was held in custody pending a bail hearing in Cobourg over the weekend.