RYAN Molnar, 35, who was arrested on Wednesday, August 21 after allegedly ramming a police vehicle has been charged with multiple offences and has been remanded until his next court appearance.
On August 21 at approximately 1:54 p.m., Surrey RCMP received a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of 146 Street and 108 Avenue. When officers arrived on scene, they located the suspect vehicle, a blue Ford Explorer SUV.
While officers attempted to make contact with the driver, the SUV allegedly rammed the police vehicle, and while attempting to flee, the SUV caused a collision with a civilian vehicle that was stopped in traffic.
Officers quickly located the SUV at 144 Street and 104 Avenue and observed the SUV driving dangerously into oncoming traffic. Based on this extreme escalation of risk that the driver of the SUV posed to everyone, police engaged in a pursuit to stop the SUV and restore public safety.
Police stopped the SUV near the intersection of King George Boulevard and 108 Avenue and the driver of the SUV then fled on foot. Officers engaged in a foot pursuit, and deployed a conductive energy weapon before safely taking the suspect into police custody.
On Thursday, August 22, Molnar was brought before a Justice of the Peace. He has been charged with the following offences and has remanded in custody until August 26:
- Assault police officer with a weapon (motor vehicle)
- Fail to stop for police while being pursued
- Operate a motor vehicle in a manner that was dangerous to public
- Possession of ammunition while prohibited
The investigation is ongoing and if anyone has information including dash camera footage, you are requested to call Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 and quote file 2024-124041.
