Prince George, B.C.  –  A Prince Rupert man  is  without a vehicle, and  has a  string of tickets following a  string of events  this morning.

According to the RCMP,  around 11:15 this morning,  a member  of the PG RCMP Traffic Section  spotted an  uninsured  black Pontiac Sunfire  heading eastbound on 5th  Avenue near Douglas.

The  officer  activated the emergency equipment on his  vehicle,  and that’s when the suspect vehicle pulled a u-turn and  sped  off west bound on 5th. 

The  suspect is then alleged to have run  the  red light at 5th and97.

Police say  the officer believed  the driver was trying to  avoid police  contact, and  did not   pursue .  

A few minutes later, the same  vehicle was spotted near 5th and Ogilvie Street.   Police received information that an adult male and adult female fled  the  vehicle.

A witness then told police  a couple of suspects  had  gone into Quinson Elementary School  on Ogilvie Street.

Officers went to the school with hopes of  finding the suspects, and  as a precaution, the school was placed on lockdown.

An adult male was located and arrested in a bathroom.  The female was not located.

Police believe the male suspect, showing signs of drug intoxication, entered the school in an effort to elude police and was not targeting children.

A 32 year old Prince Rupert man has been issued violation tickets for six Motor Vehicle Act offences and has had the vehicle impounded for seven days as a result of this incident.