Surrey Mounties arrested a man in Cloverdale Sept. 16 with help from the RCMP helicopter, Air 1.
Gurkaran Sandhu, 19, allegedly fled from police, but was tracked down, arrested and charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, willfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer, and driving while prohibited.
Mounties say a second person was arrested, but released.
At about 6:30 p.m., the Surrey Gang Enforcement Team and the Drug Unit were patrolling in Cloverdale when they spotted what Mounties say was a suspicious vehicle around 60th Avenue and 192 Street.
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鈥淭he officers recognized the person behind the wheel, and confirmed via police checks that he was prohibited from driving,鈥 said Const. Sarbjit Sangha from the Mounties鈥 media relations unit.
鈥淎lthough the police were in an unmarked vehicle, and had not yet engaged their emergency equipment, the driver reacted and fled the area at a high rate of speed.鈥
That鈥檚 when Mounties say they called on Air 1 to help follow the vehicle from a 鈥渟afe distance鈥 to limit any risk to the public from a police chase.
鈥淣ot only did the Air 1 crew continue to observe the suspect vehicle but they were also able to coordinate further ground response,鈥 added Sangha. 鈥淭he suspect vehicle was tracked to a location several blocks away. Two people ran out of the vehicle and into a residence in the 6100-block of 176 Street where they were quickly arrested.鈥
Police say Sandhu was released from custody Sept. 20, but has 鈥渕ultiple release conditions,鈥 which includes house arrest.
Police also seized the vehicle.
鈥淭here is a myth that the RCMP does not pursue suspects who flee police,鈥 noted Sangha. 鈥淭he truth is that in the interest of safety we may not always chase people in our police cars, but we never stop pursuing those who break the law and put other members of the public in danger.鈥
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