SURREY RCMP announced on Tuesday that all three suspects in relation to the September incident in the Strawberry Hill business complex have now been identified.  

On September 11, a Surrey RCMP officer was surrounded by a group of males in the parking lot of the Strawberry Hill business complex, after he served a violation ticket to one of the individuals.

All involved were South Asians.

On October 4, a 22-year-old man was arrested for intimidation of the justice system participant and obstruction of a peace officer. He was released on an undertaking with a future court date and conditions, which includes not going to the Strawberry Hill Complex.

Police asked for public assistance with identifying two additional suspects who were allegedly involved in the same incident and released their photos.

Last Friday (October 7), Surrey RCMP announced that a second suspect had been identified.

Now, the third suspect has also been identified.

ON September 13, Surrey RCMP told the media that they were aware of a video circulating on social media, which showed a group of young men surrounding a police vehicle in the Strawberry Hill complex on Sunday, September 11.

“The officer in the video was responding to a complaint received from on-site security that a vehicle with an extremely loud and disruptive exhaust system had been unnecessarily driving around the parking lot and causing a disturbance for the preceding three hours. One person was served a ticket, as well as a notice and order for a vehicle inspection,” police said.

Cpl. Vanessa Munn said: “The behaviour of the group escalated as the officer re-entered his police vehicle and attempted to leave.  Persons involved blocked the police vehicle, attempted to open the driver’s door and could be heard swearing and name calling while filming the incident.”

She added: “The behaviours exhibited in this video by the group of males is unacceptable and impeding a police officer from their duties can result in criminal charges.”