A Port Moody police officer received medical attention after he was doused with bear spray while making a suspected drunk-driving arrest.
The officer was off duty and on his way to work when he noticed a car weaving into oncoming traffic. At one point, the vehicle stopped on the highway while the passenger and driver switched places.
The officer notified police dispatch and continued to follow the vehicle into a commercial parking lot, where the suspects got out of their car.
The officer was confronted by four people," said Port Moody police Sgt. Brad Sheridan in a press release. "When asked for identification, the driver produced a canister of bear spray and sprayed the officer in the face."
The four occupants fled on foot and, despite the effects of the spray, the officer was able to apprehend one of the men.
Coquitlam RCMP officers arrived a short time later and a police dog was deployed. Two men were found sitting in a vehicle a few blocks away and a third man was arrested a short distance from the scene.
The officer who was sprayed received medical treatment for the exposure to the spray. Coquitlam RCMP are still considering charges in the incident.
