A 22 year old man faces charges after an Owen Sound police officer caught up to him using the suspect’s discarded bike.
Police say, on Sunday March 10th, just before 7 p.m., they received a report of a suspicious man pointing a firearm at a person in the area of 13th Street West and 4th Avenue West.
Police located the suspect who immediately fled on a bicycle.
Officers gave chase and the suspect soon encountered a series of tall wooden fences. They say he discarded his bike and continued to flee by jumping over the fences.
According to police, a veteran officer passed on the opportunity to scale the fences in pursuit of the suspect, instead electing to use the suspect’s newly abandoned bike to assist him in the chase.
The officer rode the suspect’s bike several hundred feet, eventually catching up to him and arresting him in the parking lot of a nearby apartment building.
According to police, the suspect was found to be in possession of a realistic looking BB pistol and a hunting knife which he allegedly previously used to threaten someone.
The 22- year-old man who was already on bail for an assault charge, was additionally charged with pointing a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and breach of a release order.
The accused remains in custody awaiting a bail hearing.
