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Man arrested, charged after revving engine outside Winnipeg police HQ (winnipeg.ctvnews.ca)
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A 49-year-old man is facing several charges, including the dangerous operation of a vehicle, after revving his car’s engine outside Winnipeg police headquarters.

According to a news release, the incident happened around 1:10 a.m. Saturday morning. Police said a “suspicious” Chrysler 300 was on Garry Street, when the driver started revving the engine “obnoxiously.”

When officers approached the car, it quickly drove off. Police said the driver was operating the vehicle erratically; running red lights, weaving through traffic, and hitting speeds around 90 km/h in the downtown core.

Multiple police units, including the Tactical Support Team and the Canine Unit helped stop the vehicle near St. Michael Road and Pulberry Street.

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 41 points 4 months ago (1 children)

ITT: people only reading the misleading headline

Asshole was arrested for reckless driving, and might have gotten away with it if he hadn't goaded the cops by waking them up with his micropenis replacement.

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The editor really deserves a good chunk of the blame for that obviously misleading headline.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely. They knew what they were doing.

[–] ahal@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

And it worked just as they intended.