B.C.B次元官网网址檚 police watchdog is investigating an incident involving the Surrey RCMP in Guildford earlier this month B次元官网网址 and police have issued a B次元官网网址渃omplete apologyB次元官网网址 B次元官网网址 after a man complained Surrey Mounties mistook him for a robbery suspect and left him injured.
According to police, officers were responding to an armed robbery at 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 8 at a business in the 10300-block of 152nd Street. The suspect had been seen leaving the scene on a bicycle.
Phil Evans told the Now-Leader that police stopped his sonB次元官网网址檚 friend, 27-year-old Alex Fisher, while he was riding a bicycle and the police allegedly B次元官网网址減ulled him off his bike and slammed his face into the ground.B次元官网网址
Rebecca Whalen, a spokeswoman for the Surrey-based Independent Investigations Office of B.C. couldnB次元官网网址檛 confirm the name of the complainant but said an investigation is underway.
B次元官网网址淎 responding officer located a person he believed matched the description of the suspect, riding a bicycle nearby and placed him under arrest,B次元官网网址 a separate statement by BC RCMP issued Tuesday (Feb. 16) reads.
B次元官网网址淭he man allegedly resisted the officerB次元官网网址檚 attempts to take him into custody and a struggle ensued. With assistance of several back-up officers, the man was taken into custody.B次元官网网址
The man was assessed and treated by paramedics at the scene. Once officers determined he wasnB次元官网网址檛 the suspect, the man was released from police custody.
The man suffered B次元官网网址渟erious injuries,B次元官网网址 police said.
B次元官网网址淭he RCMP regrets the mistake made in identifying the man and now offers a complete apology to him,B次元官网网址 the BC RCMP said.
B.C.B次元官网网址檚 police watchdog investigates all incidents involving police that end in injury or death to determine if police action or inaction played a role.
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