Police in Cobourg, Ont., arrested a man on Sunday night who was wanted on a warrant.
According to the Cobourg Police Service, around 10 p.m., an officer identified a man near Spring and Kent streets who was wanted on a bench warrant held by Northumberland OPP.
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Police say when the officer approached the man to advise him he was under arrest, the suspect fled.
He was arrested a short distance away and found in possession of a quantity of suspected crystal methamphetamine, police say.
A 37-year-old Courtice, Ont., man was charged with obstructing a police officer and possession of a Schedule 1 substance.
He was later released on an undertaking and transported to the Northumberland OPP detachment, police said Monday morning.
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