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Three arrested after vehicle pursuit

Norman Percy Bird faces 45 charges
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One adult and two youths were arrested by members of the F Division Crime Reduction Teams (CRTs), North Battleford Municipal GIS and Battlefords RCMP Saturday after a vehicle pursuit that ended when the pursued vehicle struck a police vehicle and became inoperable.

According to an RCMP press release, around 8 p.m. a member of the CRTs observed a man, known to be wanted for serious firearms-related offences, enter a vehicle and leave a property in North Battleford.  

RCMP say a traffic stop was attempted, and the vehicle began to accelerate and flee. RCMP members initiated a monitored pursuit, which ended approximately 10 kilometres west of North Battleford on Highway 16 after the subject vehicle struck an RCMP police vehicle. Three occupants fled on foot. They were apprehended a short time later.

RCMP say a loaded handgun was located a short distance from where the suspects were taken into custody.

Two occupants from the suspect vehicle were assessed by paramedics and released into police custody.

The driver of the vehicle, 24-year-old Norman Percy Bird, along with a male youth and female youth, are now facing multiple charges. At the time of the incident, all three individuals were on warrant status. All three appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday.

Bird is facing a total of 45 charges resulting from a number of police investigations, including: pointing a firearm, uttering threats, aggravated assault, forcible confinement, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, discharging a firearm recklessly, robbery with a firearm, evading police and assault of a police officer.

The two youths cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

The investigation is ongoing.