Man rams RCMP cruiser, flees on kayak
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SICAMOUS, B.C.— What started out as a traffic stop on Old Spallumcheen Road near Sicamous BC, ended with Sicamous RCMP and an RCMP dog handler tracking a suspect in the Mara Lake area.
At around 02:30 am on Monday December 28, 2015, a Sicamous RCMP officer had his marked police cruiser rammed by a vehicle that he had stopped on Old Spallumcheen Rd near Sicamous. The officer had just pulled the pick-up truck over when the suspect driver put his truck in reverse and rammed the marked police SUV twice. The male driver and sole occupant then drove away from the disabled police cruiser.
Officers from Salmon Arm and a Kamloops Police Service Dog team were called out to assist. Officers located the abandoned vehicle along Mara Lake and noted a set of foot prints leading down to the lake. Officers found other sign which indicated that the driver had paddled away from the shore by hand in kayak. RCMP officers did not have a visual on the man, however had to simply drive to the other side of the lake where the RCMP Police Dog picked up a set of tracks that were also quite visible to the human handler and officers in the fresh snow. The fresh tracks led the officers to a residence where they located and arrested the 35 year old male who had broken into the resident’s garage. The male was suffering from hypothermia but uninjured otherwise as a result of his attempt to flee.
35 year old Justin Daniels remains in custody with his next court appearance on January 19, 2016, in Salmon Arm.
