News release
Holyrood RCMP arrest man after flight from police
March 13, 2026
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Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador
From: Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP
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Holyrood RCMP arrested a 32-year-old man on Thursday night after he fled from officers responding to a report of a man making threats. Michael Howe faces Criminal Code charges including assault, flight from police, dangerous operation and breach of conditions.
On March 12 at approximately 8:45 p.m., Avalon East District RCMP responded to a report of a man making threats at a home in the area of Deer Park. The suspect had departed the home in a vehicle, which was located by police a short time later on Route 90. During an attempted traffic stop, the suspect fled from police at a high rate of speed, operating in a dangerous manner. Police did not pursue in the interest of public safety.
Officers located the suspect vehicle near a park in Holyrood, however, the suspect exited the car and fled by foot into a wooded area. RCMP Police Dog Services (PDS) were engaged to assist, as police conducted patrols both by foot and by car. The suspect’s vehicle was seized by police and towed from the scene.
The suspect, Michael Howe, was located early Friday morning at a convenience store in Holyrood, where he was arrested without further incident.
Howe was held in police custody overnight and is scheduled to make an appearance in Provincial Court today, where he will face Criminal Code charges of:
- Aggravated assault
- Assault – two counts
- Sexual assault
- Mischief – two counts
- Uttering threats
- Taking a motor vehicle without consent of owner
- Flight from a peace officer – two counts
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle – two counts
- Resisting/Obstructing a police officer – two counts
- Failure to comply with a release order – five counts
Howe, also a suspended driver who was operating a vehicle without insurance, will face six additional charges under the Highway Traffic Act, including failing to obey the direction of a police officer.
The investigation is continuing.