An arrest warrant has been issued for 30-year-old Craig Hannon for allegedly ramming a stolen truck into a police vehicle in Whiskey Creek on Feb. 12, 2026. (Image Credit: Oceanside RCMP)

By NanaimoNewsNOW staff

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UPDATE: Man arrested for allegedly ramming police cruiser in Whiskey Creek

Feb 18, 2026 | 4:30 PM

UPDATE: 30-year-old Craig James Hannon was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 19.

EARLIER, WHISKEY CREEK — Oceanside RCMP are looking for a 30-year-old man, accused of ramming an Oceanside RCMP vehicle several times and fleeing.

On Feb. 12, Oceanside RCMP were searching for a white heavy-duty pickup truck, stating the vehicle’s driver took off from police twice in the days prior.

Mounties located a stolen white Ford F-350 in a pullout on the Whiskey Creek Forest Service Rd., with police reporting the truck backing up and ramming into the unmarked police vehicle at least six times, and then taking off.

The truck was reported stolen in Saanich on Feb. 6, and police located it abandoned and heavily damaged on a dead-end road in Whiskey Creek.

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While recovering the truck, police spotted the suspect in the passenger seat of another vehicle, which also failed to stop for police.

Craig James Hannon, 30, has been charged with several offences, including assault/threaten police, and committing an offence while disguised, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Hannon is no stranger to the B.C. court system, serving time in 2018 for multiple convictions, including stealing multiple vehicles.

Police say he’s known to steal early 2000s F-250 and F-350 trucks, and is known to frequent southern Vancouver Island, Port Alberni, and the Oceanside regions.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Oceanside RCMP at 1-250-248-6111.

Craig Hannon from 2018, after being sentenced to jail for a series of offences. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

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