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Abbotsford home invasion, 3 arrested

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Jun, 2023 09:49 AM
  • Abbotsford home invasion, 3 arrested

Police in Abbotsford, B-C, have arrested three suspects in connection with a home invasion this week.

R-C-M-P say officers responded to a call Friday afternoon in the 33-thousand block of George Ferguson Way area.

Police say one male victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators have not released additional details in the case, other than that the invasion appears to be a targeted event and poses no threat to the public.

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