A weapon was seized after a driver tried to flee a New Westminster Police Department CounterAttack roadblock on Sunday.
Police set up a roadblock in the 900 block of McBride Blvd. early Sunday morning. At around 1:50 a.m., as police were checking drivers for sobriety, a car in the line attempted a U-turn across the center median, said police.
“The driver mounted the car on the center median and attempted to drive away,” said a news release. “As officers ran to the vehicle, the driver attempted to dislodge the stuck vehicle from the median by hard acceleration to evade arrest.”
The driver was unsuccessful at fleeing in the vehicle before officers arrived and arrested the driver. Once in custody, the officers located a gun (pictured) on the back seat with ammunition.
“Policing is an unpredictable line of work, where the situation can rapidly change from a routine impaired driving CounterAttack to a possible dangerous and unpredictable encounter,” said Sgt. Jeff Scott. “Having public safety at the forefront of their minds, officers put themselves in harm’s way to help prevent a potentially more dangerous situation from occurring.”
The driver was arrested, and charges are being recommended to Crown counsel for dangerous driving, prohibited driving, breach of undertaking, breach of recognizance, and several possible firearms-related offences.
