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Achi news desk-
A 31-year-old man is facing charges of assault and dangerous driving after he allegedly drove a stolen vehicle into a Halifax Regional Police car on Thursday morning.
According to a news release from the police, officers were responding to a report of a vehicle driving dangerously on Hammonds Plains Road at around 6:25am The vehicle had been reported stolen earlier that day.
Police say they found the vehicle, at which point the driver allegedly collided with a marked cruiser in the opposite lane, seriously damaging both cars.
No injuries were reported.
Travis Blanchard was scheduled to appear in court Thursday to face charges of:
- assaulting a peace officer with a weapon
- theft of motor vehicles
- hazardous operation of conveyance
- possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- four counts of failure to comply with the conditions of a court order
