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By Susan McNeil

Crime

Cold case: wanted man pushes freezer on Nipawin police officer

Jul 25, 2022 | 4:21 PM

An RCMP officer is fine after being hit by a freezer that was recently pushed into him by a fleeing suspect.

Officers in Nipawin were called to a store on the 100 block of First Avenue West around 3:00 pm on July 18, after someone complained of a suspicious person outside.

When they got there, police found the man outside the store and noted that he had an outstanding arrest warrant.

The suspect ran from officers going inside the business and pushing large items into the aisle to stop the chase.

One of those items was a freezer, said the RCMP, but the officer did not need medical treatment.

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Shortly afterwards police arrested the man and seized 118 grams of methamphetamine and 24 grams of cocaine.

A 42-year-man from Arborfield, Lonnie Thesen is facing multiple charges, including resisting arrest, mischief under $5,000, assaulting a police officer, possessing a weapon for dangerous purpose, possession of break in instruments, failure to comply with release order, possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

He was also arrested on outstanding warrants from Carrot River RCMP.

Thesen has been remanded into custody until his next appearance in Carrot River Provincial Court on Sept. 8.