Canada: Federal parolee arrested, facing charges after police officer struck by alleged stolen car

The officer was investigating a crash on Bank Street at Analdea Drive, south of Leitrim Road, at about 8:30 a.m. when he was hit. The officer managed to get the licence plate, which revealed the car had been stolen. A brief police pursuit was called off for safety reasons.A short time later, an off-duty officer spotted the car, which was abandoned near Pana Road, and watched two occupants jump out and run away.A police K9 unit was called in and helped with the arrest of the two suspects in a wooded area nearby the abandoned vehicle’s location.