Alleged car thieves collide with police cruiser in Pickering; SIU investigating
Posted October 17, 2023 12:45 pm.
Last Updated October 17, 2023 1:07 pm.
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a crash between a vehicle of alleged car thieves and a police cruiser in Pickering.
Durham police say officers were called to the area of Strouds Lane and Whites Road around 4:15 a.m. Tuesday for reports of a vehicle theft in progress.
Officers were able to locate suspects near the intersection of Sultana Square and Foxwood Trail. Three suspects took off in a vehicle when police arrived.
Police say a crash occurred between a responding police cruiser and the suspect vehicle. The driver of the suspect vehicle attempted to flee on foot but was taken into custody a short distance away.
The two other suspects remained in the vehicle and were taken into custody without incident. Both were brought to hospital with serious injuries. Police say the officers involved in the crash also went to hospital with minor injuries but have since been cleared.
It’s unclear if the suspect vehicle involved in the collision was stolen.
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating and have assigned three investigators and two forensic investigators to the case.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.
