A Regina police officer was hit and pinned while approaching a suspicious vehicle shortly after midnight Saturday.

The Regina Police Service says the vehicle did not have a license plate when spotted in the area of Douglas Park and had come to a stop when officers were approaching but it accelerated towards them. They attempted to get back in their cruiser however one officer was pinned their legs between the door and frame of the vehicle.

Two other parked parked cars were hit as the suspect vehicle fled. The Stolen Auto Unit spotted it and a tire deflation device was deployed near Broad Street and Dewdney Avenue. It came to a stop a short time later and after about 20 minutes of negotiation, two people exited the vehicle and were arrested.

19 year old Micha Vaughn Favel of Regina and 19 year old Eliza Agnes Kaiswatum are both facing charges in Regina court today. The police officer suffered minor injuries and through investigation, it was determined the vehicle was stolen and the keys for the vehicle had been stolen from a break and enter to a garage on the early morning hours of Friday.