A man is facing multiple charges after a brazen carjacking in southeast Calgary on Sunday evening that ended with a crash and a confrontation with responding firefighters.

At around 5:30 p.m., a man was dropping off his granddaughter in the community of Walden while his wife remained in the back seat of their vehicle.

Moments later, police say a suspect wearing a ski mask jumped into the car. The woman managed to escape as the vehicle sped off, narrowly missing the grandfather.

Just 15 minutes later, at 5:45 p.m., Calgary Fire Department crews were dispatched to a vehicle that had struck a power pole near Shawville Road and Shawville Blvd. SE. Police later confirmed it was the same vehicle stolen in Walden.

When firefighters arrived, the driver allegedly rammed their truck several time

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