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Port Moody police make arrest after brief foot pursuit

Several PMPD cruisers and Port Moody fire rescue attended the scene of an accident on Ioco Road at Suter Brook Wednesday afternoon
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Port Moody police and fire crews attended the scene of a car accident on Ioco Road Wednesday afternoon involving a suspect who fled the scene. He was pursued and taken into custody but traffic was held up during the investigation.Port Moody Police Department

Port Moody police arrested a suspect after the car he was driving ended up on a median on Ioco Road near Suter Brook Way Wednesday afternoon.

Police chased the suspect on foot in a case involving stolen license plates from Washington and placed him in custody.

Following the arrest, PMPD sent out a tweet asking drivers to be patient while members conducted an investigation.

During the incident, several police cruisers and members of the Port Moody fire department arrived on scene.

Community relations officer Const. Jason Maschke told The Tri-City News that a police officer driving north-bound on Ioco Road spotted a suspicious-looking man in a black Nissan sedan.

The sedan, travelling south-bound, tried to speed away but clipped another car and landed on a grassy median. The driver then fled but was arrested at St. Johns and Moray streets after witnesses told officers which direction the man was running.

The suspect, a 35-year-old Surrey man known to police, was charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle and prohibited driving as well as possession of stolen property because of the stolen plates. 

To alert motorists, PMPD sent out the following tweet Wednesday afternoon: