Key Takeaways
- Surrey Police say an officer watched a white Porsche accelerate through a red light and evade police in central Surrey at about 1:37 a.m. on November 8.
- Paramveer Singh Deol, 18, of Surrey, was arrested and a loaded firearm was found in the vehicle, police say.
- He faces 8 charges approved by the BC Prosecution Service, including two counts of failing to comply with an existing release order, and remains in custody awaiting a bail hearing.
A Red Light at 1:37 in the Morning
A traffic stop in central Surrey has ended with an 18-year-old facing eight charges and police seizing a loaded handgun. Surrey Police Service says that at about 1:37 a.m. on November 8, a Frontline officer saw a white Porsche accelerating, driving through a red light and evading police. With help from SPS Project Assurance members, the vehicle was stopped and the driver arrested. A search of the vehicle located a loaded firearm, police say.
The Charges
Police have charged Paramveer Singh Deol, 18, of Surrey, with: failing to stop for police; operating a vehicle in a manner dangerous to the public; occupying a vehicle with a firearm inside; possession of a loaded firearm without a licence; possession of a firearm without a registration certificate; careless transport of a firearm (a 9mm pistol); and two counts of failure to comply with a release order — one for possessing a firearm, one for occupying the driver's seat of a motor vehicle. The charges were approved by the BC Prosecution Service. Deol remains in custody awaiting a bail hearing.
Anyone with information can contact Surrey Police at 604-599-0502, quoting file 26-121265 (SP).
The charges have not been proven in court.
The Twikup Take
The detail that changes this from a traffic story to a public-safety one is the release-order history: police say the driver was already under court orders not to possess a firearm or sit in a driver's seat. The bail hearing is where that allegation gets tested first.
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