Early-morning police chase ended by tire deflation device, police dog

A tire deflation device and a police dog brought a chase in Saskatoon to an end early Tuesday morning.

According to police, officers tried to stop a vehicle on Fairlight Drive just after 2 a.m. because they believed the man behind the wheel had a weapon.

The driver took off, police said, and a tire deflation device was used to stop the vehicle, but the driver continued on Highway 219 despite the tire damage.

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The vehicle was found in a ditch beside the highway soon after, and a police dog tracked the 33-year-old driver to a wooded area where he was arrested.

“A search of the vehicle located 25g of cocaine, 18g of methamphetamine, 12g of cannabis, along with a prohibited weapon, ammunition, and other drug paraphernalia,” the Saskatoon Police Service said in a statement.

The driver is now facing charges of dangerous driving, evading police, possession of a prohibited weapon, breaching court orders, and several drug charges.