PRESCOTT, Ont. -- Provincial police say a man and a woman are facing charges arising from an incident in which an officer was struck and injured by a stolen SUV.
Police say officers were investigating a gas theft on Tuesday in Kemptville, Ont., when they spotted a vehicle that had been reported stolen in Ottawa a week earlier.
They later saw the vehicle entering Prescott, Ont., and while attempting to stop it the SUV struck a cruiser and an officer, who received minor injuries and was checked at a hospital and released.
James Rush, 30, of North Grenville, Ont., faces numerous charges including five counts of theft under $5,000, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and assaulting a peace officer with a weapon.
Treasure Langevin, 19, of Augusta Township, Ont., is charged with three counts of theft under $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and six counts of failing to comply with recognizance.
OPP say Rush and Langevin are being held in custody pending a bail hearing.
