Stolen vehicle rams police cruisers in Kitchener
A vehicle from the traffic branch of the Waterloo Regional Police Service. (Matt Harris/CTV Kitchener)
Waterloo Regional Police say a vehicle struck two cruisers during a traffic stop in Kitchener early Friday morning.
Around 4:45 a.m., officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a stolen BMW near Spadina Road East and Highland Road East.
Police say the driver of the BMW refused to stop and rammed two police cars before fleeing at a high rate of speed.
Due to public safety concerns, police say they did not engage in a pursuit.
Police are still looking for the vehicle described as a silver BMW M3 with a Newfoundland and Labrador license plate, HNK015.
It was last seen on Glen Road in Kitchener.
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