By Chelsey St-Pierre
The Suburban

An alleged car thief in a stolen vehicle hit a police SUV on Sunday in Pointe-Claire, nearly injuring two officers on foot. This is the third incident of this nature in the West Island since the start of summer along with multiple incidents of hit and run on police officers or their vehicles by alleged car thiefs in the Greater Montreal Area (GMA) over the last several months.

At approximately 3 p.m. on Sunday, two officers in a patrol car, facing a stolen vehicle, were exiting their vehicle to proceed to the arrest of the driver. When the 18-year old driver noticed the police exiting their cruiser, he accelerated at high speed and smashed into the patrol car, before fleeing on foot.

The incident took place on Portway Avenue near Hermitage Avenue. A K9 police dog for the SPVM, named Phoenix was brought to the scene after a security perimeter was erected to aid police officers in their search. Just minutes after Phoenix arrived, the suspect was located and arrested.

The perimeter was maintained while investigators conducted a thorough examination of the scene in order to produce a detailed report of the crash.

Both officers sustained minor injuries. Neither of them were transported to the hospital.

The suspect remains in detention. n