B.C. crime news: Police seek help identifying tattooed suspect | Charges recommended against Abbotsford cop

Here's a round up of crime news from around B.C. on Oct. 18, 2024.

Published Oct 18, 2024  •  1 minute read

Here's a round up of crime news from around B.C. on Oct. 18, 2024.

Here’s a round up of crime news from around B.C. on Oct. 18, 2024.

Use of force charges recommended for officer following arrest causing injury

B.C.’s police oversight agency has recommended charges against an Abbotsford Police officer after an arrest left a man with a “serious injury.”

According to the Independent Investigations Office of B.C., an officer was on a routine patrol in an unmarked cruiser when he spotted a man alleged to be engaging in an indecent act near Clearbrook Road and Mt. Waddington Avenue.

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The office pulled over and tried to arrest the man but an altercation ensued while the individual was taken into custody.

After the man was taken to the Abbotsford Police detachment, he was found to have sustained a serious injury and was later transferred to hospital for treatment.

The IIOBC was then tapped to review the arrest. Following an investigation, IIOBC chief civilian director Jessica Berglund submitted a report to the B.C. Prosecution Service to recommend charges relating to the use of force.

Before charges can be approved, the BCPS must be “satisfied there is a substantial likelihood of conviction based on evidence gathered by the IIO.”

Surrey police seek help identifying assault suspect

Surrey RCMP are asking the public to help identify a suspect wanted in an assault.

On July 2, 2024, police were called to the 14900-block of 84 Avenue where a woman had been assaulted by a suspect she identified as “David.” The victim said she met the man through a social media site.

Investigators have not been able to identify the man through “conventional means” and are now asking the public for help.

The suspect is a white man in his 30s, with red-brown short hair, with a heavy build. He has distinct tattoos o his arm, including a full sleeve of characters from The Simpsons, as well as a tattoo on his right calf.

Investigators are asking anyone who recognizes the man to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 and cite file #2024-95683.

SURREY, B.C.: JULY 2, 2024 – Surrey RCMP are asking the public’s help in identifying a suspect known only as “David” who has been linked to a July 2, 2024 assault in Surrey. Photo by SURREY RCMP

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