Surrey, BC, Issues Extortion Rewards, Citing Dozens of Threats and Shootings
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke, back centre, and B.C. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Garry Begg, back right, listen as Surrey Police Chief Norm Lipinski speaks during a news conference at Surrey Police headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Nov. 29, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
The City of Surrey is providing its police service with what it says is one of the largest rewards in Canadian policing history in response to dozens of extortion attempts in the community.
It says the $250,000 fund comes as the Surrey Police Service actively investigates 44 extortion cases, including 27 that involved shootings.
