Police are stopping vehicles on a Nova Scotia highway as the search for a man accused of assaulting a woman and stabbing a police officer and a police dog enters its second day.
Police are still looking for Tobias Charles Doucette of Bridgewater, N.S., who is facing charges of assault and attempted murder. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Police allege Doucette attacked the responding officers with an edged weapon, stabbing one officer in the neck.Sgt. Matthew Bennett, a 13-year member with the Bridgewater Police Service, sustained serious injuries. He was taken to hospital, where he underwent surgery on Tuesday.The domestic violence victim had sustained minor injuries before police arrived. She was treated in hospital and has since been released.
Additional resources, including RCMP, the Emergency Response Team, multiple K9 units and a Department of Natural Resources helicopter, joined the search as it stretched into Tuesday afternoon and evening. Police tried to apprehend him as he fled on foot into the woods off Highway 331 near Conquerall Mills Road. They say he stabbed a police dog during that time and evaded arrest. The animal was injured but wasn’t killed.
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