The search is on for suspects after a Middlesex OPP officer was dragged by a stolen vehicle during a traffic stop in south London.
Police stopped a grey 2014 Ford Edge SUV for going the wrong way on Exeter Rd. near Hwy. 401 around 12:10am on Friday. The officer had the vehicle pull into a nearby hotel parking lot, where further investigation found it was stolen from London.
According to police, the SUV sped off in reverse, dragging the officer, after the driver was told to turn the engine off. The officer was treated in hospital for minor injuries.
Police are now looking for three black men and a black woman in connection to the incident.
The woman had bleached blonde hair and was wearing a pink tank top. One of the men had a heavily tattooed left arm while another was of a smaller build with a big diamond like earring. The grey SUV had the licence plate BVKC 355.
The investigation continues and police are asking anyone with further information to call them at the Middlesex OPP detachment or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).