HALIFAX—Two teenagers on an apparent joyride are facing multiple charges after a frenzied attempt to escape police conducting a traffic stop.

Halifax RCMP said they tried to conduct the traffic stop at 11 p.m. Thursday on a portion of Sackville Dr. in Middle Sackville. The vehicle was a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze reported stolen in Dartmouth earlier in the day.

Police said the 16-year-old male driver struck a moving police vehicle when he pulled away. In another incident, police said, he drove toward an RCMP member who was out of their vehicle.

“The member was able to get out of the way before being clipped by the passing car. The member suffered minor injuries and did not require medical attention,” RCMP noted in a media release.

The stolen vehicle was located a short time later after the driver lost control and entered a ditch on Bruce Dr. in Lower Sackville.

A 16-year-old male was located in nearby woods by police and the Halifax Regional Police K-9 team. A 14-year-old female was found walking down a street.

The teenagers remain in police custody, and both were scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court on Friday.

The 16-year-old male is facing charges of assault with a weapon, flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, mischief, possession of stolen property, failure to stop at the scene of an accident and failure to comply with an undertaking.

The 14-year-old female is facing charges of possession of stolen property and obstruction.

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