Moncton man arrested after stolen police car crosses into Nova Scotia

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A 36-year aged Moncton antheral has been arrested aft a marked RCMP conveyance was stolen from Sackville, N.B., and driven to Nova Scotia.

2 constabulary officers suffered insignificant injuries during the incident

Rhythm Rathi · CBC News

· Posted: May 17, 2025 1:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

An RCMP logo is seen.

Police person arrested a Moncton antheral aft an RCMP cruiser was stolen connected Friday from Sackville, N.B., and driven to Nova Scotia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

A 36-year aged Moncton antheral has been arrested aft a marked RCMP conveyance was stolen from Sackville, N.B., and driven to Nova Scotia.

New Brunswick RCMP officers responded astatine astir 2:30 p.m. connected Friday to a theft study from Wright Street.

RCMP Sgt. Pierre-Luc Hache said the conveyance fled onto the road and into Nova Scotia.

Highway 104 adjacent Amherst was closed some ways astir 3 p.m. during the constabulary operation.

He said officers utilized a tyre deflation instrumentality to halt the vehicle.

The Nova Scotia RCMP besides assisted successful the cognition and 2 constabulary officers suffered insignificant injuries during the arrest, according to Hache. He would not accidental if the officers were from Nova Scotia oregon New Brunswick.

Police did not supply immoderate further item astir the antheral arrested oregon the circumstances nether which the conveyance was stolen. They would besides not accidental if the operator of the stolen constabulary car was injured.

An probe successful underway, Hache said.

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