Las Vegas man arrested at hospital for allegedly posing as cop, stealing car during fake stop

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro police arrested a man at a hospital on allegations he pretended to be a police officer and stole a car during a fake traffic stop.

Richard Garcia, 21, faces charges of robbery, grand larceny of a motor vehicle, and impersonating a public officer, records said.

On Thursday, April 24, officers arrested Garcia on a warrant at a hospital, they said. Garcia, a walk-in victim, told staff his friend “was driving… too fast, causing a crash.”…

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