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 faux visitors cease.
Richard Garcia, 21, faces prices 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, instructed workers his good friend “was driving… too fast, causing a crash.”
On Dec. 14, 2024, an individual known 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 motive force, believed “it was the police” stopping him.
The driving force, a young person, mentioned a person got here to his window, “flashed a badge” and ordered him out of the automobile, paperwork mentioned. A number of different individuals adopted in different autos, the motive force instructed 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 driving force walked dwelling and known as his brother as a result of his automobile was within the now-stolen car.
A number of hours later, police positioned the car, and officers tried to cease the motive force. The driving force sped off at speeds reaching 100 miles an hour, police mentioned. The police tried a second visitors cease a number of days later, however the driver escaped. On Dec. 18, police recovered the car, which appeared to have “crashed into something” just lately.
In March, a fingerprint from the stolen automobile’s driver’s facet window got here again matching Garcia, police mentioned. Investigators later decided Garcia was seemingly the one who stole the automobile, paperwork mentioned.
Police later spoke with Garcia on the telephone, who instructed 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 court docket for his possible trigger listening to on account of medical causes, data mentioned. A decide denied setting bail.
Garcia didn’t seem in court docket 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.
