Surrey Mounties say a man tried to jack an off-duty copB次元官网网址檚 car in the parking lot of Jim Pattison Centre early Wednesday afternoon, ran through Green Timbers forest, threw a rock through an automobile window in the parking lot of the RCMPB次元官网网址檚 E Division Headquarters and then ran into the lobby where he B次元官网网址渁llegedlyB次元官网网址 chased two civilian employees with a knife.
This was shortly after 1 p.m., Aug. 2.
B次元官网网址淥n-duty police officers and security measures were immediately engaged and the man was taken into custody,B次元官网网址 Cpl. Vanessa Munn stated in an email to the Now-Leader. B次元官网网址淒uring the incident, the glass of one of the security doors was broken. Some of the responding officers received minor injuries.B次元官网网址
Munn said thereB次元官网网址檚 no indication the B次元官网网址渋ncidentB次元官网网址 was targeted towards police, B次元官网网址渂ut any possible motive will form part of the ongoing investigation.
B次元官网网址淭his was a scary incident for the civilian staff, officers, and all those who witnessed it. The immediate and decisive actions of the officers and staff helped ensure a quick resolution to this incident.B次元官网网址
Staff Sgt. Kris Clark, senior media relations officer for the BC RCMP, declined to comment. B次元官网网址淭he police of jurisdiction is Surrey (RCMP) so youB次元官网网址檙e best to call them,B次元官网网址 he said Thursday morning. B次元官网网址淚 know there was an event here but theyB次元官网网址檙e the ones who have conduct of the investigation so theyB次元官网网址檙e the ones to speak to it.B次元官网网址
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