SRT Arrests man in stolen car

Langley

2022-06-07 09:58 PDT

File # 2022-18027

 Ryan Patrick Legarde, aged 32 of Langley, has been charged with Possession of Stolen Property and Obstructing a Police Officer after a series of events that occurred on June 3rd.

Officers from Langley’s Special Response Team (SRT) were conducting proactive patrols in search of a BMW that had been stolen from Surrey on May 31st. They were made aware of a BMW parked in the 20900 block of 50th Avenue in Langley City and advised the two occupants appeared to be unconscious. On arrival, the officers strategically parked their vehicles around the BMW to ensure it couldn’t drive away.

Langley City Fire Department and BC Ambulance were in attendance and were in the process of trying rouse the occupants. The male in the driver’s seat, Legarde, awoke and immediately turned on the vehicle allegedly to flee. SRT moved in and breached the driver’s window of the BMW. After a brief struggle, Legarde was arrested and taken into custody.

Legarde was held in custody and will next appear in court on June 13th.

Released by

Cpl. Holly Largy

Email: holly.largy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: langley.rcmp-grc.gc.ca (English only)

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