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Police looking for assault suspect Police issue warning after South Surrey senior was assaulted in her home during a break and enter
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Security cameras at the Brookswood RBC (20059 40th Ave., Langley,) show the suspect using the ATM at approximately 1:57pm on Aug. 12.
By Tracy Holmes Police are warning South Surrey residents to be on the alert after a senior was physically and sexually assaulted in her Grandview-area home on the afternoon of Aug. 12. “This is an incomprehensible crime,” Staff Sgt. Dale Carr said in a news release issued just after midnight Aug. 14. “To prey on anyone is way offside, but then to prey on a 70-year-old woman is unconscionable.” Police initially described the incident as an “interrupted break-and-enter.” Thursday’s statement notes the victim called police from a neighbour’s home to report the assault, which occurred around noon in the 16700-block of 28 Avenue. According to police, it took place shortly after the resident returned home from a morning out, when a man entered the home, presented a weapon and restrained the senior. The intruder demanded cash and other items, but when the woman couldn’t comply, he physically and sexually assaulted her, causing significant injuries, then fled. The victim was able to free herself from the re-
straints, and police were alerted just before 2 p.m. Police raced to the scene and set up a “containment” area, blocking 28 Avenue east from 167 Street and stationing officers at various points of the neighbourhood. Anyone approaching the area was advised to stay back “for safety reasons.” As of Thursday morning, no one was in custody, no suspect had been identified, the victim remained in hospital and police continued to collect evidence at the crime scene and canvass the neighbourhood for witnesses. One neighbour described the incident as “really distressing” and an unnecessary escalation of break-ins that have been occurring in the area for more than a year. Kyle Nielson said police response to incidents in which her home has been aggressively targeted – with break-in attempts as recently as June – has been less than satisfactory, to the point she felt police were ignoring evidence such as fingerprints. “It’s just very, very, very upsetting that this street has been preyed on and then something like this has to happen,” Nielson said. See SUSPECT DESCRIPTION / Page 2
Fundraiser for special events Money raised will go toward annual events By Lauren Collins In an effort to not lose any more of Cloverdale’s annual community events, the Cloverdale Business Improvement Association will be holding a fundraiser. The Cloverdale BIA is holding a Special Events Fundraiser on Sunday, Aug. 23 from 12 to 4 p.m. at local eatery, Rusty’s Neighbourhood Pub (17770 56 Ave). The BIA plans to host the special event in the Clover Square Village mall parking lot and at at the pub to raise funds for Cloverdale’s annual and muchloved special events. “Local businesses are proud to bring the community together and to celebrate life, but there is a cost attached to organizing special events that has grown costlier over the years,” said Paul Orazietti, the executive director of the Cloverdale BIA. Tickets will be sold at the Cloverdale BIA office for $20, which gets adult See COMMUNITY / Page 6
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