Man Arrested After Trying to Sell Stolen Car at Eugene Dealership




Eugene, Or. -- Eugene police arrested a Medford man Wednesday afternoon after he attempted to sell a stolen vehicle to a local dealership for far below its value.

At 2:26 p.m. on Oct. 21, officers responded to a car dealership in the 400 block of Highway 99. A man had offered to sell a 2025 Mazda CX for $15,000, a price the dealer considered unusually low for a vehicle estimated to be worth about $35,000.

The dealer ran the vehicle identification number and determined the Mazda belonged to a dealership in Salem. After contacting the Salem dealership and learning the car had been reported stolen, the Eugene dealer called police.

The suspect, identified as Lakhwinder Singh Gangar, 31, of Medford, left the dealership on foot as officers arrived. He was located nearby and detained. During a search, officers found a baggie containing a white crystalline substance and a pipe in his shirt pocket. The substance field-tested presumptively positive for methamphetamine. Gangar also had a disassembled key fob on him; matching parts were found inside the vehicle.

Gangar was arrested and booked into the Lane County Jail on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.

Case No. 2616863.

Information from EPD


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