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June 12, 2019 - 3:39 PM
PENTICTON - A police chase captured on dash cam video led to the arrest of man designated a prolific offender by Penticton RCMP.
The action took place on Penticton Indian reserve lands around 4:30 p.m. yesterday, June 11. Joseph Pierre posted the dash cam video to YouTube.
RCMP say the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed as police attempted to pull it over, but police, were able to intercept the vehicle and slow it down by deploying a spike belt.
The driver took off on foot while RCMP arrested the passanger, Lawrence Jordan Brown, 28, who was wanted on several outstanding warrants and was arrested by police.
The driver was apprehended a short time later.
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