RCMP say police vehicle was intentionally rammed
Airdrie RCMP was in grocery store parking lot investigating unrelated matter
Airdrie RCMP said they are investigating after one of their police vehicles was intentionally rammed by a truck in a No Frills grocery store parking lot at approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday.
"We were there investigating an unrelated matter," said RCMP Cpl. Chris Warren. "[Our vehicle] was rammed by the suspect vehicle, and the suspect vehicle took off from police."
No RCMP members were injured during the incident.
RCMP described the truck as a burgundy Ford F-250 pickup and said police resources were deployed to locate the vehicle.
Data obtained by the CBC indicates that RCMP collisions number in the dozens annually – and Alberta leads the way.
Those figures indicate that between 2013 and 2018, there were 197 collisions involving police vehicle pursuits, 87 of which were in Alberta.
"Officer safety is always a concern anytime we're engaged in our duties," Warren said.
With files from Raffy Boudjikanian