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Crash in Aldergrove police office

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 Oct, 2023 03:44 PM

One man has been arrested after crashing into a community policing office in Langley and running away, leaving an injured woman in the vehicle.

Langley R-C-M-P say officers were called to the Aldergrove Community Policing office Sunday evening, where they found several witnesses helping the woman.

Those at the scene reported that the driver had run off, but police found the suspect a short distance away and arrested him for driving while impaired.

Police are asking anyone with dashcam or surveillance video to call them.

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