**** RCMP Media Release
On December 21, at approximately 2:10 a.m., a Sipekne’katik RCMP officer observed a Dodge Caravan driving erratically, covered in snow, and with no headlights on during the significant overnight snowfall.
The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the Caravan. Before stopping, it drove behind a building and the driver fled on foot.
After a short foot pursuit, a 49-year-old man from Sipekne’katik was arrested.
The driver was brought to the Sipekne’katik RCMP Detachment and refused to provide breath samples.
He was released from custody and is due to attend Shubenacadie Provincial Court on March 10 to face charges of Impaired Operation, Refusal and Resisting Arrest.
