APD arrests three men after dangerous pursuit
ALBUQUERQUE – APD detectives and SWAT officers arrested three men today following a vehicle pursuit in which a truck rammed a detective’s vehicle and was later disabled by officers in the area of Broadway and Southern.
Auto Theft detectives initially spotted a stolen, white Chrysler 300 in the area of Gibson Blvd. and I-25 around 11:30 a.m. Additional detective and APD’s Air Support followed the vehicle to the area Delemar Ave and 2nd St., N.W. in the North Valley where passengers were dropped off at a separate Ford F-250 with a stolen license plate. Detectives recognized one of the individuals as Randy Lopez-Garcia, who was known to have felony warrants for his arrest.
Detectives followed the truck, which was later discovered to be stolen out of Corrales. The driver was later identified as Gildardo Peralez, 28, who stopped multiple times and burglarized vehicles.
Detectives used a vehicle-apprehension device to attempt to stop the stolen truck at Wyoming Blvd and Constitution Ave., N.E. The truck was able to strike the detective’s vehicle as two detectives took cover behind the vehicle. The stolen truck fled at a high rate of speed and was later disabled by officers and abandoned as the suspects fled the area on foot in the area of 1725 Broadway Blvd., S.E.
Two of the suspects were arrested shortly after the pursuit and the third was hiding inside a market. SWAT officers eventually took him into custody.
Randy Lopez-Garcia, 33, Gildardo Peralez, 28, and Andres Loya, 39, are facing several charges relate to the stolen vehicles, fleeing from police officers and arrest warrants.
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