A 30-year-old man is behind bars after a short pursuit by New Westminster police.
The accused lives just across the New West border in Burnaby and was being investigated by New Westminster police for five outstanding warrants in connection to alleged crimes in Burnaby and Port Moody.
“He’s somebody who is known to New West police for other reasons, so that’s why they would have had the warrants come across their desk,” Acting Sgt. Jeff Scott told the Record.
On March 1, investigators found the suspect getting out of a stolen vehicle in Burnaby. He attempted to flee on foot, but after a short pursuit, officers arrested him, according to a press release from New West police.
“He is known to police, and we knew that he had warrants out for his arrest,” Scott said, adding that the investigators who made the arrest were part of the operational support unit. “One of their tasks or jobs is to look at people who have different outstanding warrants and to investigate where they may be.”
Cory Allan Patterson is now charged with possession of stolen property, resisting or obstructing a peace officer and prohibited driving for the March 1 incident in Burnaby.
The outstanding warrants against Patterson include kidnapping, assault with a weapon, uttering threats and two counts of breach of undertaking.
Patterson remains in custody at this time. His next court appearance is scheduled for March 7.
