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Man arrested for threats against Surrey city councillor

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 27 Nov, 2020 07:50 PM
  • Man arrested for threats against Surrey city councillor

Surrey RCMP is updating that a man has been arrested in connection to alleged threats that were made toward a member of Surrey City Council and the Prime Minister.

On November 23, 2020, Surrey RCMP received a report of threats of violence that were made toward a member of Surrey City Council and the Prime Minister.

The Surrey RCMP General Investigation Unit (GIU) launched an investigation and on November 25, 2020, a suspect was arrested for two counts of uttering threats.

Later that day, the suspect, a 42-year old man from Surrey, was released on conditions with a court date scheduled for the new year. The man was not previously known to police.

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