A man started to run after driving slowly away from a police traffic stop on Great Northern Road in February. Police learned the vehicle permit on the car Andre Francoeur was driving on Feb. 13 was expired, assistant Crown attorney Andrew Allen told court on Friday. Emergency lights were turned on and the Chapleau resident pulled into the Bulk Barn parking lot before slowly returning to Great Northern Road and entering Cambrian Mall across the street. Police did not pursue Francoeur to ensure pu