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Police are looking for a man wanted on a B.C.-wide warrant who struck an RCMP officer during a traffic stop and fled on Saturday.
The incident happened at around 10:30 a.m. after an officer with the B.C. Highway Patrol pulled over a vehicle associated to a man with an outstanding provincewide warrant for his arrest on Highway 91 southbound at 72nd Avenue in Delta.
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After a brief exchange, the driver fled the scene, striking the officer. Emergency crews responded and the officer was taken to hospital. The officer has since been released from hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
The suspect driver is being identified as 57-year-old Tobin Peter Haas of Vancouver.
The vehicle Haas was driving has been found, but Haas hasn’t.
Haas is wanted on an outstanding warrant for a break and enter in Port Moody as well as for questioning regarding the hit-and-run.
Members of the public are being told to not approach Haas, but to instead phone their local police if he is seen.
“Our thoughts are with our officer and his family as he recovers at home, and we would like to extend our sincere thanks to Delta P.D., Surrey RCMP, Surrey Police Service, and other responders for their quick actions and assistance as this incident unfolded,’ said Insp. Brian Donaldson, OIC of South Coast B.C. Highway Patrol.
“We are asking you, Mr. Haas, to please do the right thing and turn yourself in.”
Haas was previously found guilty in May 2021 in Vancouver provincial court of dangerous operation of a vehicle and fleeing from police.
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Anyone who may have witnessed Saturday’s incident or has dashcam footage is being asked to contact B.C. Highway Patrol — Burnaby at 604-526-9744 and refer to file number 2024-424.
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