BURST
Charges have been laid against a man in connection with a theft and sexual assault in separate incidents in Surrey in August.
Kulwinder Mann, 42, has been arrested and is in custody, and will appear in court today, where three charges have been sworn against him: theft under $5,000, sexual assault, and assault.
At around 3 a.m. on Aug. 26, a man walking in the 9800- block of King George Boulevard in Surrey was approached by an adult South Asian male who he didn’t know. During their interaction, the stranger allegedly stole the man’s cellphone.
Shortly after, a woman walking in the same area was approached by the same person, who — following a brief interaction — allegedly pushed her into a nearby bush and sexually assaulted her before leaving the area on foot.
Surrey police’s Special Investigation Section was contacted and assumed conduct of the probe, and after requesting the public’s assistance on Aug. 27, identified Mann as the suspect.
Police seek help in ID’ing black-clad stabbing suspect
New Westminster police are looking for witnesses after an early morning stabbing on Columbia Street on Tuesday.
At around 1 a.m. on Sept. 30, police were called after a man was stabbed in the 400-block of Columbia in downtown New West. Officers quickly responded and found a man with several stab wounds, provided medical aid before paramedics arrived to treat him and transport the victim to hospital. His injuries were described as non-life-threatening.
New West PD searched the area but didn’t find any suspects, and have been canvassing the neighbourhood for witnesses or CCTV footage.
“We take this kind of incident extremely seriously and we are conducting a very thorough investigation to ensure this suspect is identified and held accountable,” said NWPD Sgt. Andrew Leaver. “I would urge members of the public who witnessed the incident, or know anything about the events, to come forward and report information to us immediately.”
The suspect is described as having shoulder-length black hair and wearing a black jacket, over-ear headphones, black pants, black shoes and carrying a black shoulder bag.
If anyone has info about this assault or those involved they’re asked to call the New West police at 604-525-5411.