B.C.sa国际传媒檚 police watchdog is investigating an incident involving the Surrey RCMP in Guildford earlier this month sa国际传媒 and police have issued a sa国际传媒渃omplete apologysa国际传媒 sa国际传媒 after a man complained Surrey Mounties mistook him for a robbery suspect and left him injured.
According to police, officers were responding to an armed robbery at 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 8 at a business in the 10300-block of 152nd Street. The suspect had been seen leaving the scene on a bicycle.
Phil Evans told the Now-Leader that police stopped his sonsa国际传媒檚 friend, 27-year-old Alex Fisher, while he was riding a bicycle and the police allegedly sa国际传媒減ulled him off his bike and slammed his face into the ground.sa国际传媒
Rebecca Whalen, a spokeswoman for the Surrey-based Independent Investigations Office of B.C. couldnsa国际传媒檛 confirm the name of the complainant but said an investigation is underway.
sa国际传媒淎 responding officer located a person he believed matched the description of the suspect, riding a bicycle nearby and placed him under arrest,sa国际传媒 a separate statement by BC RCMP issued Tuesday (Feb. 16) reads.
sa国际传媒淭he man allegedly resisted the officersa国际传媒檚 attempts to take him into custody and a struggle ensued. With assistance of several back-up officers, the man was taken into custody.sa国际传媒
The man was assessed and treated by paramedics at the scene. Once officers determined he wasnsa国际传媒檛 the suspect, the man was released from police custody.
The man suffered sa国际传媒渟erious injuries,sa国际传媒 police said.
sa国际传媒淭he RCMP regrets the mistake made in identifying the man and now offers a complete apology to him,sa国际传媒 the BC RCMP said.
B.C.sa国际传媒檚 police watchdog investigates all incidents involving police that end in injury or death to determine if police action or inaction played a role.
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