ON the evening of Saturday, November 26, Abbotsford Police officers were present at the Offspring Rock Concert at the Abbotsford Centre located at 33800 King Road. Police said that after the concert, officers were dealing with a member of the public when a citizen began to interfere with the officers’ investigation.
During this time, the man ignored the police’s direction to disengage. As a result of the man’s actions, police advised him that he was under arrest for obstruction.
During the arrest, the man continued to be non-compliant, resulting in the officer using force on him, striking him twice in the face before taking him into custody and placing him in handcuffs.
Abbotsford Police said on Monday that they were aware that a video of the arrest had been posted to social media. They confirmed that this use of force incident was under review that is being led by the Abbotsford Police Department’s Professional Standards Section and that the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) was notified about it on Sunday morning.
Abbotsford Police said they were committed to obtaining all information which led to the use of force in this situation, adding, “unfortunately, as this incident is under investigation, we cannot provide further comment.”

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or has video is asked to contact Abbotsford Police.

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