North Vancouver RCMP seek witnesses to incident where woman was seriously injured

THE North Vancouver RCMP Serious Crime Unit is investigating an incident that resulted in serious injuries to a woman.

At approximately 2:40 p.m. on July 10, a woman riding a bicycle on the Spirit Trail in North Vancouver was pushed off her bicycle. The woman sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries from the fall.

The investigation revealed that an unknown passerby was directed by a man, claiming to be an off-duty police officer, to stop the woman on the bicycle which resulted in her fall.

“We are aware that there were multiple people who witnessed the incident and interacted with the man who claimed to be a police officer,” said Constable. Mansoor Sahak. “We are asking for those people to come forward and speak to us.”

The North Vancouver Serious Crime Unit is requesting anyone with relevant information or anyone who witnessed the incident to contact the North Vancouver Serious Crime Unit at 604-969-7506 or by email at naimi.grondin@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.