Police cruiser sideswiped during arrest attempt near Salmon Arm
KAMLOOPS — A Salmon Arm police cruiser was sideswiped by the driver of a stolen vehicle near Salmon Arm on Tuesday, according to a release from S/Sgt. Scott West.
The officer was on patrol in the area of the Trans-Canada Highway and 30th Street Southwest when a license plate check revealed a vehicle in the area was stolen.
The officer followed the suspect vehicle, a white Ford Aerostar van, to a rural area west of Salmon Arm when the driver turned down a dead end road.
The officer positioned his police car to block the vehicle’s escape.