A Guelph Police Service cruiser paid the price as officers were trying to stop a stolen vehicle.
Police were notified Thursday afternoon of reports of a Dodge Caravan being stolen from the downtown.
Around 2 p.m., officers located the van near Wellington Street East and Wyndham Street South. Investigators say police attempted to stop the van but it drove into the passenger side of a police cruiser, then reversed over a traffic island and ran a red light at Wellington Street and Gordon Street.
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They say there was no police pursuit of the vehicle in the interest of public safety.
Officers made an arrest on Friday night, a 29-year-old woman who they allege was spotted getting out of the stolen van. Investigators say she was under orders to remain under house arrest. She is being held for a bail hearing.
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Investigators are trying to identify and locate two other people, a male driver and a second female passenger, who were in the stolen van at the time.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Guelph Police Service at 519-824-1212 ext. 7277 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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