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RCMP kept busy throughout pre-holiday weekend

SURREY - It was another violent weekend in Surrey.

A 20-year-old Surrey man is accused of stabbing his 23-year-old brother three times in the upper body during a family fight near 101st Avenue and 156th Street on Sunday morning. The victim suffered a serious stab wound to the neck and was rushed to hospital where he is expected to recover. Police are recommending charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.Meanwhile, somebody shot at a bus at least four times at 12:11 a.m. Sunday, at King George Boulevard and Fraser Highway. Nobody was injured and no suspects have been identified.On Saturday, at about 6 a.m. a black Dodge Charger smashed into a hydro pole at the corner of 72nd Avenue and 140th Street, causing a power outage in the area. Witnesses told police the driver didn't appear to be injured as he took off. Police are also investigating if the Dodge had been in ahit-and-run crash earlier Saturday.While emergency crews were working, a Jeep Cherokee sped through the scene, forcing them to jump out of its path. No one was injured. The Jeep was abandoned nearby and police are still searching for the driver.Also on Saturday, at 6:30 a.m., police were called to 134th Street and 81st Ave., near Newton Elementary, after a 41-year old man, known to police, was found lying beside the road. Paramedics were unable to revive him.Meantime, police are reviewingsurveillance videos after a security guard chased off a group of teenagers who "swarmed" a 14-year-old Surrey girl near Newton Arena at about 6 p.m. Wednesday.The girl had been invited by a friend to hang out with some people she didn't know. A girl in the group challenged the victim to a fight and then punched her in the face. When she fell the other teens - boys and girls - jumped on her and kicked her. A boy was arrested and a girl was detained by Surrey RCMP.