Police are searching for witnesses to a tire slashing in Pitt Meadows where a child was still in the vehicle.

A local family B次元官网网址� whose vehicle had Washington plates B次元官网网址� went for a walk about 4:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 15, in the 17000 block of Rannie Road, leaving their 12-year-old daughter behind.

Soon after a man approached the car, yelled expletives and slashed the tires on the driverB次元官网网址檚 side.

He then left the area in his own vehicle.

RCMP believe the Washington plates are what triggered the incident.

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B次元官网网址淭here are a number of reasons why people in Canada can legally have out-of-province plates on their car,B次元官网网址� noted Const. Julie Klaussner with the Ridge Meadows RCMP.

B次元官网网址淲hile this vehicle did have Washington plates, these victims are authorized to be in Canada and are Canadian citizens,B次元官网网址� she said.

The girl is traumatized and a car has been vandalized, added Klaussner, saying that it is important not to draw conclusions based on B次元官网网址渨hat we think we knowB次元官网网址�.

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The suspect is described as around 5B次元官网网址� 8B次元官网网址� tall with a large build, with brown hair and a beard. He was wearing a white and blue jacket at the time of the incident and was driving a beige sedan with a dent on the passenger-side door.

Police are seeking the publicB次元官网网址檚 assistance in attempting to locate this unknown man B次元官网网址� including any dash camera footage of B次元官网网址渁n incident near a local dike walking area.B次元官网网址�

Anyone who knows who this person is being asked to contact the Ridge Meadows RCMP at 604-463-6251 and refer to file number 2021-3150.

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