Coquitlam RCMP are searching for two suspects after a stolen cube van led an officer on a convoluted chase through Coquitlam Wednesday.
At about 3:30 p.m., a man called police to report his cube van had been stolen from the 3000-block of Ballenas Court in Coquitlam; moments later, an officer who was nearby noticed a vehicle matching the description driving on Lougheed Highway and turned around to follow the van, which turned into the Metro Ford dealership.
The officer tried to block the van from leaving but the driver left from the other side of the parking lot, the truck bumping into several vehicles as he made his way on to Hastings Street.
The van driver then ran a red light on Lougheed and smashed into another vehicle, at which point the van was no longer drivable, said Cpl. Jamie Chung.
"From far away, the officer saw two people jump out of the cube van and run away," Chung said. There was no description available for the two suspects other than one was a man, the other a woman.
The Integrated Police Dog Service and Air 1 helicopter were called in but were also unable to locate the suspects.
Chung said the vehicle was towed and investigators will conduct a forensic examination to see if the suspects can be identified.
Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident or has information to contact them at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2015-37611.
