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The incident occurred early on September 10, resulting in damage to three police cars and the stolen truck, but no injuries.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-09-10T17:25:14.063Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-10T15:41:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T18:45:52.344Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":70,"critic":75,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to RCMP news release; two independent outlets published full reports.","critic":"Reports clearly separate facts from comment and provide specific details about the incident.","hype":"Headlines are factual and do not overstate the content of the reports."}},"tags":["#Quesnel","#RCMP","#StolenVehicle","#PoliceChase","#BC"],"entities":["Quesnel RCMP","Hixon, B.C.","Sgt. 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The driver then rammed police vehicles while attempting to flee. Three police vehicles and the stolen truck were damaged, but no injuries were reported."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on police vehicle damage"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Sicamous Eagle Valley News and Williams Lake Tribune reported that three police vehicles were damaged. Castanet stated that three police cars were rammed. CTV News and Ckpg Today did not specify the number of police vehicles damaged."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the reports printed below mention the specific location of the Hixon theft, only that the vehicle was reported stolen from there. 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