RCMP looking for man who allegedly hit police vehicle in Amherst [Video]

Police in Nova Scotia are trying to track down a man who is facing a number of charges, including assaulting a peace officer.

The 30-year-old man from Moncton, N.B., is wanted on an arrest warrant in relation to an incident in Amherst, N.S., on Wednesday.

Members of the Cumberland SCEU initiated a traffic stop on a black Lincoln Nautilus around 8:40 a.m., in relation to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.

“As members exited their vehicles, the driver reversed the Nautilus in the direction of officers, striking one of the police vehicles,” reads a news release from the RCMP.

“The Nautilus then fled toward New Brunswick at a high rate of speed. In the interest of public safety, officers did not pursue the vehicle.”

Adam Joseph Hie is facing charges of:

• assault peace officer (3 counts)
• assault with a weapon
• dangerous operation of a conveyance
• flight from police
• obstruct police officer

Hie is described as 6-foot-0, 170 lbs with very short black hair and …