Man charged after ramming two Winnipeg police vehicles

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A 25-year-old Saskatchewan man has been charged after allegedly using a stolen vehicle to break in to a dealership lot and then ramming two police vehicles trying to get away.

At about 4:30 a.m. Jan. 5, the Winnipeg Police Service responded after security personnel saw an individual in a  truck with Saskatchewan licence plates enter an auto dealership lot in the 3900 block of Portage Ave. and break into a construction trailer on site. When pursued by police, the suspect vehicle rammed two police vehicles in an attempt to get away, the police service stated in a news release Sunday. No one was hurt in those collisions, police stated.

The man is from Lampman, Sask., and the vehicle he was driving was determined to be stolen from Moosejaw on Dec. 31. His name hasn’t been publicly released. He remains in custody and has been charged with three counts of assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, flight from a peace officer, dangerous driving, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000, breaking and entering, possession of break-in instruments, and possession of methamphetamine.