{"id":561131,"date":"2026-03-26T02:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/561131\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T02:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:54:16","slug":"brampton-man-arrested-after-repeatedly-fleeing-police-possessing-replica-firearm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/561131\/","title":{"rendered":"Brampton man arrested after repeatedly fleeing police,\u00a0possessing\u00a0replica firearm\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"423\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/arrested_in_dangerous_driving-696x423.jpg\"   alt=\"Close-up of a man with short dark hair and a trimmed beard, looking straight at the camera with a neutral expression against a plain background.\" title=\"arrested_in_dangerous_driving\"\/>Source: TPS<\/p>\n<p>March 25,2026<\/p>\n<p>RED FM News Desk<\/p>\n<p>A 34-year-old Brampton man is in custody after Peel Regional Police linked him to multiple dangerous driving incidents involving attempts to evade officers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The arrest followed\u00a0an initial\u00a0encounter on March 18, when police tried to stop a prohibited driver near Bovaird Drive and\u00a0Sunforest\u00a0Drive, but he fled. The suspect was\u00a0located\u00a0again the next morning near\u00a0Sunforest\u00a0Drive and Wexford Road, where officers executed a coordinated takedown. The driver\u00a0attempted\u00a0to escape by reversing into a police cruiser, but officers safely\u00a0contained\u00a0the vehicle, avoiding a pursuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police say the man had previously fled from officers in at least three separate incidents, putting public safety at serious risk each time. A replica firearm was also recovered at the time of his arrest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Iqbal Dhatt faces multiple charges, including\u00a0flight\u00a0from police, dangerous driving, and weapons-related offences. He\u00a0remains\u00a0in custody, and further charges are expected. The investigation is ongoing, with a parallel review now underway by the Canada Border Services Agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                                                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Source: TPS March 25,2026 RED FM News Desk A 34-year-old Brampton man is in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561132,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":["post-561131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brampton","tag-brampton","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}