Flin Flon man, 24, charged after ORV hits police cruiser

A 24-year-old Flin Flon man faces multiple charges after an off-road vehicle reversed into a police cruiser and briefly dragged an officer in a Queen Street back lane on November 6, according to the RCMP. Police said the officer was not seriously injured.

At 3:25 p.m. that day, officers received a report of a disturbance at a Windsor Avenue residence. While responding, they were told a man was outside threatening people with a large tool. When they arrived, police learned he had fled in an off-road vehicle with a broken window.

Officers found the vehicle shortly afterward in the back lane on Queen Street. Police said it reversed quickly into the cruiser after they activated their emergency lights. The officers got out and ordered the man to turn off the vehicle, but he did not comply.

As an officer tried to restrain him, the man began driving again and briefly dragged the officer, police said. The vehicle stopped and the man was handcuffed.

Charges and court date

The RCMP said Hayden Ulrich, 24, of Flin Flon was charged with:

• Operation while impaired by alcohol and drugs;
• Assault on another peace or public officer with a weapon;
• Failure or refusal to comply with a demand;
• Flight from a peace officer;
• Four counts of uttering threats against a person;
• Taking a motor vehicle without consent;
• Mischief causing more than $5,000 in damage to a motor vehicle;
• Mischief causing more than $5,000 in damage to property;
• Assault with a weapon;
• Mischief causing $5,000 or less in damage to a motor vehicle; and
• Assault on a police officer with a weapon.

Ulrich was remanded until his next court date on November 27, 2026, police said.