Failing to stop for police a growing trend in Prince Albert
Since January 1st, the Prince Albert Police Service has had nearly 100 situations where a driver has failed to stop for police.
“What we’ve noticed is a trend starting this year where we have people that, when an officer is trying to stop that vehicle, they’re not following the lawful authority and we have people that then make the decision to put their foot on the accelerator and start driving through the city at a really unreasonable manner,” said Police Chief Patrick Nogier.
“And I can tell you that a lot of effort and time is going into ‘how are we going to react?”
Whether its because the driver is carrying guns or drugs, prohibited from driving or is impaired, Nogier said there are several reasons as to why someone may flee from police. He said his officers are making good decisions on public safety initiatives where they are not willing to put the public at risk by participating in a high-speed chase if they can’t legitimately link the flight from police to a serious offence. However, there is a threshold where they will not disengage and instead, continue to pursue.
