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?Police first observed the motorcycle at 19 Avenue and Fraser Street,? said Cst. Brian Montague, with the Vancouver Police. ?Officers thought the behaviour of the operator was strange and watched as he drove through an alley and back out to Fraser before travelling at a high rate of speed southbound weaving through traffic and pedestrians.?
Montague said attempts to stop the driver failed and he fled from a marked police car on 43rd Avenue. He said the driver then continued on ?at a high rate of speed? to Prince Edward Street and past MacDonald Park where many people were out and about.
?Officers watched from a distance as the motorcycle continued southbound, blowing through the stop sign at 49th, past another park and through another stop sign at 57 Avenue,? said Montague. ?The motorcycle was eventually seen by police turning into the parking lot near Fraser Street and Kent Avenue.?
?The operator of the motorbike had fled from and was evading police. He was not only putting his life, but the life of many others at risk of injury or death by operating a vehicle in that manner which is a criminal offence. The driver was quickly arrested to ensure there was no continued danger to the public. Police don?t have to use force when someone complies with the directions of officers.?
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I have little use for cops - but perhaps he shouldn't have driven like an asshole and placed himself in a position to get treated this way.