A repeat offender is back in custody following a police operation in Heart’s Delight-Islington that lasted all night.

Thirty-four-year-old Lewis Sooley was arrested early this morning after police converged on the area yesterday.

RCMP were called to the Trinity Bay area Monday afternoon in response to a theft from a vehicle parked on the main highway.

The suspect was identified and patrols were conducted.

An officer spotted Sooley, who is known to be under a prohibition order, behind the wheel of a vehicle and attempted to pull him over.

He did not comply and struck the police vehicle before speeding away.

Officers located Sooley at a home in Heart’s Delight and he was taken into custody.

He’s facing a number of charges including flight from police, assault of a police officer with a weapon, dangerous driving and driving while prohibited.

The investigation continues.