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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 son香蕉视频直播檚 friend, 27-year-old Alex Fisher, while he was riding a bicycle and the police allegedly 香蕉视频直播減ulled him off his bike and slammed his face into the ground.香蕉视频直播
Rebecca Whalen, a spokeswoman for the Surrey-based Independent Investigations Office of B.C. couldn香蕉视频直播檛 confirm the name of the complainant but said an investigation is underway.
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香蕉视频直播淭he man allegedly resisted the officer香蕉视频直播檚 attempts to take him into custody and a struggle ensued. With assistance of several back-up officers, the man was taken into custody.香蕉视频直播
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B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 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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