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Police cleared after man breaks ankle running into cruiser

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The province’s police oversight agency has cleared officers of wrongdoing after an assault suspect broke his ankle while colliding with a police vehicle.

Winnipeg police officers were headed to the 2300 block of McPhillips Street at about 6 p.m. on Jan. 26 after being called about a robbery with a weapon.

The Independent Investigation Unit said a man entered a taxi, assaulted the driver and forced him out of the vehicle. Police confirmed the man was wielding an axe.

The victim was treated in hospital and was listed in stable condition.

When police arrived, officers ordered the suspect out of the cab, but the man fled across the parking lot until making contact with an arriving second police cruiser.

The IIU said it has determined the man slid into the vehicle.

“The police did not intentionally hit him with their vehicle,” the agency said on Monday.

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