UPDATE (6:49 P.M. on Friday):
Police are now trying to identify just one more suspect as the second suspect has been identified.
SURREY RCMP announced on Friday that one man has been arrested in relation to a September incident in the Strawberry Hill business complex. Police are requesting the public’s assistance to help identify two additional suspects.
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.
Earlier this week, 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 are seeking public assistance with identifying two additional suspects who were allegedly involved in the same incident (see photos).
Both suspects are described as South Asian men, in their mid to late 20’s.
- The first suspect is described as having a full beard, and at the time of the incident, he was wearing a blue turban, and a light colored shirt with stripes.
- The second suspect is described as having short black hair and a short groomed black beard. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a black t-shirt with a large white “Puma” symbol. [He has now been identified].
“We encourage these two individuals to come forward and speak to investigators,” said Staff-Sgt. Jag Saran, Surrey RCMP South Community Response Unit Commander. “Our teams will continue with ongoing enforcement in this area, in response to numerous community concerns including fights, large gatherings and vehicle stunting.”
Anyone with information about these two suspects is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502, or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.
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.”
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