Bisher wurden in diesem Jahr in Surrey (BC) 16 Erpressungsfälle gemeldet

There have been 16 reported extortion cases reported in Surrey since the beginning of the year.

Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton of the Surrey Police Service told Global News that a shooting in Newton early on Thursday morning, in which thankfully no one was hurt, was also connected to a case of extortion.

“As in many cases, we’ve been able to link at this early stage of the investigation to some threats or extortion messages linked to the business,” Houghton said.

“And this unfortunately has become all too common, not just here in Surrey, but around the Lower Mainland and in major cities across Canada.”

Houghton said since the start of 2026, 12 victims of extortion have come forward, 16 instances have been recorded, along with three extortion-related shots-fired calls.

“Unfortunately, Surrey’s not alone in this fight. Regions like Peel and Brampton and other cities across Canada, Edmonton, for example, have had hundreds and hundreds of these over the past few years, and now it’s come to Surrey.”

It’s January 15…

This year is two weeks old. 😳

There seems to be a community common denominator to all this that doesn’t seem to be affecting anyone else.

Can you imagine how easy a sting operation would be? If they wanted to solve these crimes AND keep them in prison, officials would.