A cyclist suspected of stealing from a Halifax grocery store was taken to hospital Sunday after two police officers who drove the wrong way down a one-way street to pursue him ran into his bicycle.

Wren De La Rue, who lives on Maynard Street, says they were watching television with their partner on Sunday afternoon when they heard the sound of police sirens and a loud bang in short succession. 

“My partner went and peeked his head through the blinds and was like, don’t look outside,” De La Rue said Monday. 

In front of their apartment, they said, they saw a man sprawled face down on the pavement next to his mangled bicycle, screaming in agony.

“We saw the cop get out of his car and [he] started cuffing the man on the ground, whose back tire was bent in half, and the cruiser was more or less wrapped around this pole.”

In an email, Halifax Regional Police said the collision occurred after police responded to a report of a theft at the Real Canadian Superstore on Quinpool Road that came in around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 

“A short time later, two officers driving a patrol vehicle spotted the suspect on Nora Bernard Street and activated their lights and siren,” police said.

“The bicycle turned onto Maynard Street and as police followed, they collided with the suspect and then subsequently collided with a power pole.”

The suspect and one of the officers were transported to hospital, while the other officer was treated by Emergency Health Services on the scene, police said. 

Happened on Sunday, April 26th, 2026. 

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