Crashes and gunfire in two-hour police chase in southern Alberta

RAYMOND, Alta. – A man and a woman are in custody and several firearms have been seized after a wild police chase through southern Alberta that involved gunfire and several crashes.

RCMP in Raymond say they attempted to stop a stolen pickup truck on Wednesday when it backed up into a cruiser and took off out of town.

They tracked the truck to a field where it rammed another cruiser and officers opened fire, but couldn’t bring it to a stop.

Police say the chase continued for almost two hours and covered almost 100 kilometres at a top speed of 170 km/h.

It ended when officers rammed the truck and arrested the suspects.

Police say a rifle, a shotgun, and a loaded sawed-off shotgun inside the vehicle.

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