Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is investigating a Wawa incident connected to a theft of gas in White River.
The SIU says Ontario Provincial Police were informed about the theft early Monday afternoon, with an officer locating a vehicle of interest - a U-Haul - about half an hour later, travelling south or east on Highway 17, though an attempt to stop the vehicle failed and the officer lost sight of the vehicle, which was later located abandoned in a snowbank in Wawa.
Superior East OPP say they later heard reports of the suspects operating a snowmobile on Broadway Avenue, and the SIU says officers later located that snowmobile, as it had been involved in a collision on Mission Road - one of the riders, a 29-year-old man was still with the snowmobile and was taken to hospital for treatment of a serious injury, though the other rider had fled the scene.
OPP say they're continuing to search for that suspect - but assure there are no concerns for public safety - while the SIU has invoked its mandate, which includes investigating interactions with police that result in a death or serious injury.
The SIU urges anyone with information to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529, and - if you have video evidence - upload it through the SIU website.