Arrest made after traffic incident

Ridge Meadows

2022-08-25 12:11 HAP

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Aux termes de la Loi sur les langues officielles, ce bureau n'offre des services au public qu'en anglais. Vous trouverez des renseignements généraux dans les deux langues officielles au cb.grc.ca et www.grc.ca.

Maple Ridge, B.C. – Ridge Meadows RCMP have arrested one man during a vehicle collision incident yesterday.

On August 24, at around 1:30 PM, members of the newly formed Ridge Meadows RCMP’s Specialized Response Team (SRT) were performing proactive patrols in the 22300 block area of Lougheed Highway when they observed a vehicle being operated by a man who was known to have multiple outstanding warrants. The man tried to flee the area in the vehicle and subsequently struck an unrelated civilian bystander. The vehicle then proceeded through a chain link fence and over an embankment. The suspect continued to resist arrest and a Conductive Energy Weapon was utilized to subdue the suspect and arrest him. The civilian bystander was tended to by Maple Ridge Fire and was transported to hospital by BC Emergency Health Services with non-life-threatening injuries.

40 year old, Pitt Meadows resident, Shawn Bradley Gillam, was arrested on outstanding warrants which include;

This morning the following additional charges against Mr. Gillam were approved in BC Provincial Court;

Mr. Gillam remains in custody and further charges may occur pending the police investigation.

Released by
Inspector Jayson Lucash
Ridge Meadows Detachment
Main Office: (604)463-6251
GRC de Ridge Meadows / Gouvernement du Canada
 

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