Woman, 29, faces multiple charges after fleeing police in Collingwood

Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. (Source: OPP/File Image)

A 29-year-old woman faces several charges after police responded to a complaint about a suspicious vehicle in Collingwood.

Police say when officers arrived at the retail complex on Mountain Road on Monday afternoon and approached the vehicle, the driver fled "at a high rate of speed."

The officers didn't pursue the vehicle due to safety concerns but said it was located a short distance away in a residential area after crashing into a curb.

Police say the driver took off running with officers on her heels.

The driver was taken into custody.

"The investigation revealed that the vehicle and licence plate were stolen within York Region," the OPP stated.

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Officers allegedly seized multiple items, including 0.5 grams of cocaine, 13.9 grams of methamphetamine, an expandible baton, and bear spray.

"The OPP learned that the accused was wanted on three outstanding arrest warrants held by the Toronto Police Service and the Peel Regional Police Service for similar offences," the police release noted.

The accused, from Shelburne, faces drugs, weapons and court-related offences, plus dangerous operation, operation while prohibited, and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.