A multijurisdictional police incident that started in Burnaby Monday and ended on the Port Mann Bridge – slowing eastbound traffic to a crawl – resulted in the arrest of a man and a woman.
Starting at about 6:40 p.m., Burnaby RCMP got multiple calls about a black Jeep Cherokee driving erratically in the Canada Way and Willingdon Avenue area, according to Burnaby RCMP Sgt. Derek Thibodeau.
Witnesses told police they observed a man in the Jeep allegedly attempting to run over a woman, Thibodeau said.
Officers attended the scene, whereupon the Jeep hit two cars and fled the area.
The driver managed to evade police, and RCMP did not initiate a pursuit, Thibodeau said.
Police got another call at about 7:15 p.m., he said, indicating the same Jeep had been involved in a crash on the Port Mann.
Witnesses later told police the male driver and a female passenger were involved in a verbal altercation, according to Thibodeau.
He said Burnaby RCMP joined Port Mann RCMP and the integrated police dog section on the bridge, and the man and woman, who remained inside the vehicle, were arrested without incident.
The investigation is still in the initial stages, Thibodeau said, but police are not treating it as a random incident, since it is believed the man and woman know each other.
Anyone with information about any part of this incident is asked to call Burnaby RCMP at 604-294-7922 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.solvecrime.ca.
