Man arrested after police pursuit

Police pursued a pickup truck for 20 minutes before arresting a man in a farm field on Wilkes Boulevard.

Officers tried to stop the driver of the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado after seeing it in the area of Oakdale Drive and Roblin Boulevard at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday. Police had noticed the licence plate did not match the vehicle.

The police helicopter monitored the truck, and tire-deflation devices were used to damage the Silverado’s tires. The damaged truck continued south on a residential gravel road on the 2000 block of Wilkes before going into the field, where police boxed it in.

Officers seized an airsoft rifle, about 55 grams of what is believed to be methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia. The driver was taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries.

Two police vehicles sustained minor damage in the incident, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Friday.

A 24-year-old man faces charges of flight while pursued by a peace officer and possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking. He was also charged with multiple Highway Traffic Act offences.

The man was released on undertakings.