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 Jordan Davidson

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Man wanted for allegedly ramming police cruisers in Whiskey Creek

Feb 18, 2026 | 4:30 PM

WHISKEY CREEK — Oceanside RCMP are looking for a 30-year-old man, wanted for fleeing from police and apparently ramming their cruisers.

On Feb. 12, Oceanside RCMP were searching for a white heavy-duty pickup truck, which they say fled from police twice in the days prior.

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

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

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

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Police have charged the driver of the white Ford, 30-year-old Craig James Hannon, with several offences, including assault/threaten police, and committing an offence while disguised, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Hanson is no stranger to the BC 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 area.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Oceanside RCMP at 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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