Police are looking for a pair of men who apparently stuffed another man into the trunk of a car and took off.
At about 5:50 p.m. Saturday, Surrey RCMP received reports of a three men who exited a Mercedes Benz at the Shoppers Drug Mart at Central City Shopping Centre. Two of them put the third into into the trunk of the vehicle and drove off with the third still in the trunk.
All men are described as "possibly" Caucasian.
The car is a light-coloured, mid- to late-1990s Mercedes Benz, four-door sedan, with a sunroof, no tinted windows, and a piece of paper, such as a temporary operator's permit, in the rear window.
"Until proven otherwise and for obvious safety reasons, we are assuming this to be a real incident", said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet. “We asked anyone who might have witnessed this incident to call police immediately."
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
Youth stabbed over a smoke
Police are looking for the man who stabbed a teen on the weekend because the youth wouldn't give him a cigarette.
At about 10:30 p.m. Friday, police were called to stabbing near 134 Street and 72 Avenue.
On arrival, police found a 17-year-old suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen.
The youth told police a man approached wanting a cigarette, but was told that the teen didn't have one. A verbal exchange occurred and the man struck the youth in the head with his hand, and subsequently stabbed him.
The suspect male was described as Caucasian, between 40 to 50 years of age, with a grey hair and a beard, approximately 5'1", and 150 lbs. He was last seen wearing a light-coloured sweater and blue jeans.
Police are asking anyone who may witnessed the incident, or observed the suspect male in the area, to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or if they wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).