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Man injured during Mental Health Act arrest in Surrey, B.C., watchdog says
Investigators from B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office are seen in this file photo from the IIO. A man was injured during a Mental Health Act arrest in Surrey, B.C., earlier this month, prompting an investigation by the province's police watchdog. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. said the incident happened on the afternoon of May 9, while members of the Surrey RCMP Provincial Operations Support Unit were responding to a 'disturbance call' at a residential building near 34 Avenue and 152 Street. 'After arriving, officers located one man who had reportedly been in possession of a weapon and moved to detain him under the Mental Health Act,' the IIO said in a news release Tuesday. 'The man suffered injuries during the arrest process and was then taken to a hospital for treatment.' The watchdog didn't learn of the incident until May 21, when it was notified by the Surrey Police Service. It's unclear what led to the delay. An SPS spokesperson declined to comment when contacted by CTV News. An IIO spokesperson said these types of delays are typically the result of police being unaware of the severity of a person's injuries. 'Whether that was the case in this instance will be determined during the IIO investigation,' the spokesperson told CTV News, in an email. The IIO only investigates officer-involved incidents that result in death or serious harm, which includes injuries that cause serious disfigurement or disabilities. The watchdog is tasked with investigating those incidents whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing on the part of police.
Global News
17-05-2025
- Global News
Ontario murder sparks fear in B.C. due to extortion attempts
Harjeet Dhadda was shot dead on Wednesday outside his trucking business in Mississauga, Ont. The 51-year-old's family believes his murder is tied to an extortion call he got in 2023. 'They were cussing at him and when they were cussing at him they told him that they either want $500,000 or they will kill him,' Gurlin Dhadda, Harjeet's daughter, told Global News. 'He said he won't give them the money.' Dhadda reported the incident to the police. 1:51 Surrey RCMP investigating violent extortion attempt Dhadda's killing is being felt in B.C., where South Asian business owners have been targeted with similar threats. Story continues below advertisement 'It shocked me, like maybe next it's me,' Abbotsford businessman Jas Arora said. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy He told Global News he has faced more than 25 extortion attempts, including one last year. Arora said at that time that he'd been receiving threats since last summer and that during one phone call, the extortionist told him that police wouldn't do anything, knowing an officer was in the room with him. He is now worried that the escalation from threats to killing someone will push more victims to pay up, which will only lead to more extortion attempts. 'I'm scared to say this openly but I fear it's going to happen to me, or everyone again, and it's going to happen to new people,' Arora said. The RCMP launched a national task force last year to combat extortion, but community members say they are still waiting for results. 'We don't know what they're doing right now,' Satish Kumar, president of the Vedic Hindu Cultural Society said. 'They say they're working on that, but there's new things coming up again over here… they should take strong action. The laws should be changed.' Meanwhile, in Ontario, no arrests have been made in Dhadda's death or his extortion case.
CBC
16-04-2025
- CBC
Police seize 10 kilos of meth, arrest 6 accused of trafficking drugs from B.C. to Manitoba
Six people have been charged in connection with what police say was a drug-trafficking operation that brought narcotics from British Columbia to Manitoba. The Winnipeg Police Service's guns and gangs unit joined forces with Surrey RCMP on an investigation last December, which led to the southwestern B.C. force intercepting a Winnipeg-bound package containing 10 kilograms of methamphetamine and two kilograms of cocaine on Jan. 3, Winnipeg police said in a news release Wednesday The drugs had an estimated street value of $180,000, police said. Police say between January and March, they executed search warrants at the Stony Mountain federal prison just north of Winnipeg, along with several Winnipeg locations: a Donald Street apartment, a home on Main Street north of Kildonan Park, two commercial businesses on Main Street, and a commercial business on Sanford Street, near Polo Park mall. Police said over the course of their investigation, they seized more than $45,000 in Canadian currency, $36,000 worth of illegal cigarettes, drug trafficking materials and packaging, two stun guns, knives and cellphones, as well as three vehicles — two of which had altered vehicle identification number plates — and a utility trailer, which also had an altered VIN plate. The people arrested include a 46-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., two Winnipeg men — ages 42 and 36 — and a 24-year-old Winnipeg woman, all of whom are charged with trafficking meth and cocaine, among various other charges. All four are in custody, police said. A 30-year-old Winnipeg man is also facing methamphetamine trafficking and possession charges, among several other charges, and was released on an undertaking. A 40-year-old currently in custody at the Stony Mountain Institution has also been charged with cocaine trafficking and possession, three counts of possessing a weapon, and three counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.
CBC
10-02-2025
- CBC
2 injured in unprovoked attack at business in Surrey, B.C.
Social Sharing Police are investigating two unprovoked assaults at a Surrey business Sunday morning that left one man in hospital and another injured. Surrey Police Service (SPS) officers responded to the incident shortly before 11:30 a.m. at an unspecified business in the 6400 block of 120 Street. Police say a man first physically assaulted a staff member, then attacked a bystander with a weapon, believed to be a knife, when they tried to intervene. The staff member was treated at the scene, while the bystander was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials. SPS says the suspect, who was not known to the victims, fled eastbound on 64 Avenue toward 121 Street. He is described as a South Asian man, about 30 years old, six feet one inch tall, with a heavy build, wearing a light-coloured, possibly purple, hoodie, beige pants, and white shoes and may still be carrying a knife. Surrey RCMP's Provincial Operations Support Unit is leading the investigation with SPS officers. Police are asking anyone with information or video footage of the suspect to contact investigators immediately. Authorities urge the public not to approach the suspect and to call 911 if they see him.
