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UPDATE | Man Charged After Striking Officer With Stolen Vehicle

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Date Published: 28 Sep 2021, Last Updated: 15 May 2025

Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2021File: 21-39428Victoria, BC – A man has been charged and remains in custody this afternoon in connection to an assault on a VicPD officer with a stolen vehicle.At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Monday, September 27th, a VicPD officer was in the 900-block of Pandora Avenue assisting City of Victoria Bylaw staff. The officer was standing next to a police vehicle when he was struck by a driver of another vehicle who approached from behind. The suspect vehicle was a stolen vehicle, and other officers arrested the driver at the scene of the incident. The officer who was struck was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. He has since been released from hospital and is recovering at home.Chance Nichol, a 27-year-old Nanaimo man, has been charged with assaulting a police officer with a weapon, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and possession of stolen property over $5000. He remains in custody.Investigators continue to ask for information regarding this incident.If you have information about this incident, please call our non-emergency line at (250) 995-7654 extension 1. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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