An officer was injured over the weekend as police arrested two people during a stolen car investigation in Kitchener, according to Waterloo regional police.
On Saturday at around 9 p.m., officers were dispatched to Cambridge and Fife avenues in Kitchener after a vehicle was reported stolen.
About 10 minutes later, police say officers came across the stolen car at the intersection of Greenbrook Drive and Westmount Road.
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The officers attempted to pull it over and the driver intentionally struck two police cruisers while attempting a getaway, according to police.
The vehicle then came to a stop, and while officers were able to apprehend the driver, the passenger ran away.
Police brought in the dogs and tracked down the suspect in a nearby backyard.
They say an officer, as well as the driver and passenger of the vehicle, were all taken to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
According to police, officers seized suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, hydromorphone and a replica firearm.
A 29-year-old man from Kitchener, the alleged passenger, is facing a charge of taking a motor vehicle without consent.
A 25-year-old Kitchener man, who was allegedly driving, has been charged with a lengthy list of offences, including theft of a motor vehicle, assault with a weapon, flight from police and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
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