Wilmot man and Cambridge woman charged after evading police twice

File photo of a Waterloo Regional Police vehicle. (Sidra Jafri/CTV News)

A man from Wilmot and a woman from Cambridge are facing multiple charges after police said they sped away from officers twice.

Waterloo Regional Police Service officers were driving in the Victoria Street North and St. Leger Street area of Kitchener on Sunday around 4:20 a.m. Their automated licence plate recognition (ALPR) system picked up on a vehicle with unattached plates.

When officers tried to pull the driver over, they took off, running through several red lights. The officers did not pursue the vehicle due to public safety concerns.

The vehicle was then spotted about an hour later in the Victoria Street North and Weber Street East area. Officers began chasing the driver, but the pursuit was called off.

Ten minutes later, the vehicle was found, unoccupied, near Queen Street North. The two suspects were arrested nearby.

A 27-year-old man from Wilmot has been charged with flight from a police officer, dangerous operation of a vehicle, operation while impaired by alcohol or drugs and using a licence plate not authorized for a vehicle.

A 27-year-old Cambridge woman was charged with possession of suspected crack cocaine, possession of suspected fentanyl, assaulting a peace officer and being intoxicated in a public place.