A 54-year-old male is in custody after he had problems scaling a fence as he fled from police.
Just after midnight on Saturday, May 12, 2018, officers were patrolling in St. Norbert when they saw a vehicle speeding without any lights on.
As police tried to pull the vehicle over it took off. Backup was called and a search found the vehicle about 30 min later in South St. Vital.
As officers were patrolling in the area where the vehicle was found they saw a man run across the street in front of them. The suspect tried to climb a fence to get away from officers but couldn’t. He was taken into custody.
Investigators learned that the vehicle had been stolen on Friday, May 11, 2018, and also had stolen plates.
Greg Livingstone Harris from Winnipeg is facing a number of charges for his alleged involvement including Flight while pursued by Peace Officer, Theft of Motor Vehicle, Theft under $5,000 and Possession of Break-In Instruments.
He was detained in custody.
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