Police seek white SUV they say tried to hit officer

Edmonton Police Service car in Edmonton on Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.

Edmonton police are looking for help identifying a driver who almost hit an officer last week in Mill Woods.

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Police said in a Wednesday media release officers were at 64 Street and 12 Avenue at 12:33 a.m. on May 7 during an unrelated investigation when a white sport-utility vehicle (SUV) turned onto 12 Avenue eastbound from 66 Street and intentionally drove toward one of them.

The officer jumped out of the way and was not injured, police said, adding the driver continued eastbound until turning south onto 62 Street.

Police did not find the SUV and are asking for help locating it. The make and model of it are unknown.

“This was a deliberate attempt to harm an on-duty police officer while they were in service of their community,” Acting Det. Ashleigh Pollock said in the release. “We are appealing to any witnesses or individuals with active dash camera footage in the area to please come forward.”

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 780-423-4567.