On Thursday night in northwest Edmonton, a situation in which police were arresting a man was captured on video.

The Edmonton Police Service says the suspect was fleeing in a truck allegedly disguised to hide it had been stolen. There are questions being raised if the force used during the arrest was appropriate.

It happened on Yellowhead Trail near 215 Street, just before 11 p.m. Thursday.

Edmonton police said officers were doing proactive patrols when a dodge ram pickup truck entered into a criminal flight, quickly lost control and hit a utility barrier in a grass ditch.

Police said the suspect ignored clear police direction by revving his engine and unsuccessfully attempting to flee.

A witness in another vehicle on a side road began recording when the man got out of the truck. In

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