MAN PEPPER-SPRAYS B.C. RCMP OFFICER, STEALS AND CRASHES CRUISER
Web Posted - Tue Feb 22 15:30:41 2005
KELOWNA, B.C.---A suspect turned the tables on an RCMP officer in
Kelowna early Tuesday, pepper-spraying him in the face and stealing his
police cruiser.
The officer signaled the man to stop as he was riding a bicycle in the
city at about 2 a.m.
When he tried to flee, the officer used the police car to chase him and
caught up to him.
The officer was just about to handcuff the man when his captive suddenly
hit him in the face with a blast of pepper spray, which law enforcement
officers occasionally use to subdue suspects.
There's no word on whether the suspect was carrying his own pepper spray
or he used the police officer's supply.
While the RCMP officer was reeling from the burning spray, the man jumped
into the police cruiser and sped away.
The car turned up a short time later, crashed into a shed in a
back alley.
Police were still looking for the suspect as of midday Tuesday.