Release:<\/p>\n
Queens District RCMP has charged a man after he struck multiple vehicles on Hwy. 3 and fled the area.<\/p>\n
On July 3, at approximately 2 p.m., Queens District RCMP began receiving reports of a Chevrolet Silverado travelling on Hwy. 3 near Liverpool that had hit at least four vehicles without stopping. The collisions caused non-life-threatening injuries to some other drivers.<\/p>\n
Officers conducted patrols in the area and located the vehicle parked at a gas station. When officers told the driver, identified as Jason MacLeod, that he was under arrest, he resisted and assaulted them.<\/p>\n
Map location is approximate and may not reflect the exact location.<\/p>\n
Officers used a conducted energy weapon and oleoresin capsicum spray before MacLeod was taken into custody. He was transported to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and was later released to police.<\/p>\n
MacLeod, 48, of Liverpool, has been charged with:<\/p>\n
Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle
Failing to Stop at the Scene of a Collision (Hit and Run)
Resisting Arrest (three counts),
Assaulting a Police Officer (two counts)
He was released by police on conditions pending a first court appearance at Bridgewater Provincial Court on September 9.<\/p>\n
Two of the RCMP officers involved in the arrest were treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n
The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information about these incidents, including victims of the hit and run collisions who\u2019ve not yet spoken with police, or anyone with dashcam footage showing MacLeod operating a black Chevrolet Silverado on Hwy. 3 on the afternoon of July 3, is asked to contact Queens District RCMP at 902-354-5721. To remain anonymous, contact Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Release: Queens District RCMP has charged a man after he struck multiple vehicles on Hwy. 3 and fled…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":795668,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,48,44],"class_list":["post-795667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795667","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=795667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}