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Surrey RCMP looking for a suspect for mischief to the Cenotaph outside the Surrey Museum

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 10 Apr, 2023 10:35 AM
  • Surrey RCMP looking for a suspect for mischief to the Cenotaph outside the Surrey Museum

SURREY, B.C. - Police in Surrey, B.C. say they're on the lookout for a man who allegedly dismantled a statue outside the city's museum in late March.

RCMP say they're hoping the public can help locate the person in a case of alleged mischief to a cenotaph at the Museum of Surrey on 56A Avenue.

Police say it happened early on March 29.

They say a man was seen dismantling a statue of a kneeling soldier and damaging other items outside the museum site.

Mounties say they're looking for a Caucasian man in his 30s with a medium build and shoulder-length brown hair, a goatee and prescription eyeglasses.

Police say the man was wearing a black jacket, black pants and white running shoes with blue laces, and anyone with information about him should contact Surrey RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

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