A 25-year-old man is facing multiple charges after trying to drive over police cars in an allegedly stolen vehicle, police say, in an incident widely shared on social media after it happened in Mississauga Tuesday.
It happened just after 6:30 p.m. at Westwood Square near Goreway Drive and Etude Drive, acting Sgt. Sarah Patten said in an email to CBC News.
“It was reported that an individual in a Ford Bronco had stolen from a store a few weeks ago and had returned and was in possession of weapons,” she said.
Officers found the SUV at a Tim Horton’s drive-thru and determined that it was stolen. Police cars then surrounded the vehicle to stop the driver from taking off — and numerous videos shot at the scene posted to social media show the driver then trying to get away.
The man didn’t escape and was eventually taken into custody, Patten said. Police cruisers were damaged, but no one involved was hurt, she said.
A 25-year-old man was charged with three counts of possessing property obtained by crime, flight from and obstruction of a peace officer, and dangerous operation of a vehicle.
He was held for a bail hearing.