LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro police arrested a person at a hospital on allegations he pretended to be a police officer and stole a automobile throughout a pretend site visitors cease.
Richard Garcia, 21, faces expenses of theft, grand larceny of a motorcar, and impersonating a public officer, data mentioned.
On Thursday, April 24, officers arrested Garcia on a warrant at a hospital, they mentioned. Garcia, a walk-in sufferer, informed employees his good friend “was driving… too fast, causing a crash.”
On Dec. 14, 2024, an individual referred to as police to say that his brother was “pulled over by a gray Honda sedan with red lights,” paperwork mentioned. The caller’s brother, the driving force, believed “it was the police” stopping him.
The motive force, a teen, mentioned a person got here to his window, “flashed a badge” and ordered him out of the automobile, paperwork mentioned. A number of different folks adopted in different autos, the driving force informed police.
“When he stepped out… the suspects told him to sit [on] the ground and they jumped into the [driver’s] seat,” paperwork mentioned. The motive force walked dwelling and referred to as his brother as a result of his automobile was within the now-stolen automobile.
A number of hours later, police situated the automobile, and officers tried to cease the driving force. The motive force sped off at speeds reaching 100 miles an hour, police mentioned. The police tried a second site visitors cease a number of days later, however the driver escaped. On Dec. 18, police recovered the automobile, which appeared to have “crashed into something” lately.
In March, a fingerprint from the stolen automobile’s driver’s aspect window got here again matching Garcia, police mentioned. Investigators later decided Garcia was seemingly the one that stole the automobile, paperwork mentioned.
Police later spoke with Garcia on the telephone, who informed them he frequented medication and alcohol round that point, “was stealing cars but was adamant he did not remember [the car involved].”
Garcia didn’t seem in courtroom for his possible trigger listening to because of medical causes, data mentioned. A decide denied setting bail.
Garcia didn’t seem in courtroom for his preliminary look as a result of he refused, data mentioned. Las Vegas Justice Courtroom Choose Amy Chelini denied setting bail. A preliminary listening to was scheduled for Could 5.
