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UPDATE: Brantford police search for two men after suspicious vehicle call

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Brantford police are searching for two men after investigating a suspicious vehicle call Sunday morning.

Police received a call from a concerned citizen about a suspicious vehicle and possible impaired driver located within a parking lot at Lynden Road and Wayne Gretzky Parkway.

Police say they found two men in the vehicle. Both appeared to be unconscious. Investigation revealed the vehicle has previously been reported stolen.

Police cruisers and tire deflation were positioned in an effort to prevent the vehicle from leaving.

When they tried to talk to the driver, the man behind the wheel took off and collided with vehicles without stopping.

The driver hit several police cruisers and ran down a stop sign. They say the truck was driving at one point without tires and was left in a neighbourhood near Gretzky Centre.

After a short foot pursuit, officers found the driver of the vehicle in the backyard of a residence. The man then is reported to have sprayed two police officers with bear spray to make his escape.

As a result of the incident, two police cruisers and one civilian vehicle were damages. Other property damage was sustained. No one was injured.

Police say they are looking for two men.

One of the men has been identified as 33-year-old Joshua Evan Beaver, of Brantford. He is described as 6’3″, 248 lbs, heavy build, brown hair, brown eyes, Indigenous.

The second man is only described as 20-30 years of age.

Anyone with surveillance footage of the scene are asked to contact police.

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