Two people were arrested after a fiery crash involving an RCMP vehicle in Portage la Prairie on December 24, 2024. (RCMP HANDOUT)
A police pursuit in Portage la Prairie on December 24 ended with a fiery crash and two arrests.
Around 2:15 p.m., RCMP tried to stop a vehicle near 8th Street NW, but it fled. Officers later deployed a spike belt on Road 70 North. The vehicle stopped, reversed into a police car, drove over the belt, and collided head-on with another police vehicle on Provincial Road 240.
Both vehicles caught fire, but officers safely removed the two female suspects. Both were treated for minor injuries in hospital, along with an officer.
A 30-year-old woman faces charges and was released, while Michelle Whitford, 32, was remanded on multiple charges, including assaulting a police Officer and theft of a motor vehicle. Both suspects are from Portage la Prairie.
RCMP continue to investigate.
