Close X
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
ADVT 
National

Charges Laid After 86-year-old Man Robbed, Beaten In Abbotsford, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Jul, 2016 01:35 PM
  • Charges Laid After 86-year-old Man Robbed, Beaten In Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A man has been arrested and charged for the violent robbery of a senior in Abbotsford, B.C.
 
Police say a male suspect followed the 86-year-old man into his apartment building Tuesday afternoon, entered his suite and assaulted him.
 
They say the senior was left bleeding on the flood while the suspect rummaged through drawers and took jewellery and a wallet before leaving.
 
The victim was taken to hospital and treated for bruises, cuts and an injury to his shoulder.
 
Officers reviewed security footage from the apartment building and arrested a suspect in the area of a local business where the man's credit card had been used.
 
Police say a 45-year-old man is facing five charges including aggravated assault, robbery, and break and enter.

MORE National ARTICLES

Street Hockey, A Canadian Pastime Is Banned In Toronto, But Encouraged In Calgary

Street Hockey, A Canadian Pastime Is Banned In Toronto, But Encouraged In Calgary
Street hockey is welcomed in other major cities like Calgary, but is banned by Toronto's city bylaws for safety reasons.

Street Hockey, A Canadian Pastime Is Banned In Toronto, But Encouraged In Calgary

Women's Coalition Gets Status At Hearing Into Judge's Sex Assault Comments

Women's Coalition Gets Status At Hearing Into Judge's Sex Assault Comments
A Canadian Judicial Council inquiry scheduled for September is to determine whether Justice Robin Camp should be removed from his job.

Women's Coalition Gets Status At Hearing Into Judge's Sex Assault Comments

Online Ad Featuring Stolen Tractor Leads Alberta RCMP To Suspects

Online Ad Featuring Stolen Tractor Leads Alberta RCMP To Suspects
Mounties say the tractor worth $25,000 was stolen from a Stettler-area equipment dealer last Monday and the ad showed up the next day.

Online Ad Featuring Stolen Tractor Leads Alberta RCMP To Suspects

Hunters Say Elk Populations Fall In Southeastern B.C., But Hunting Ban Opposed

Hunters Say Elk Populations Fall In Southeastern B.C., But Hunting Ban Opposed
The president of the East Kootenay Hunters Association, Larry Hall, says the province must do more to protect elk and moose.

Hunters Say Elk Populations Fall In Southeastern B.C., But Hunting Ban Opposed

High-Risk Offender, Halfway House Resident Wanted By Vancouver Police Turns Himself In

High-Risk Offender, Halfway House Resident Wanted By Vancouver Police Turns Himself In
VANCOUVER — A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant is back in police custody after turning himself into RCMP in Surrey, B.C.

High-Risk Offender, Halfway House Resident Wanted By Vancouver Police Turns Himself In

Police Search Toy Poodle Stolen From Burnaby, B.C., Parking Lot

Police Search Toy Poodle Stolen From Burnaby, B.C., Parking Lot
BURNABY, B.C. — Police in Burnaby, B.C., are searching for a dog-napper after a toy poodle was taken from a parking lot.

Police Search Toy Poodle Stolen From Burnaby, B.C., Parking Lot