IIO is Seeking Witnesses to an Arrest in Abbotsford (2025-156)

Case: 2025-156 Incident Date: June 23, 2025 Location: Abbotsford Detachment: Abbotsford Police Department Agency: Municipal Incident Classification: Serious Harm Case Status: Open - Investigation in Progress

INFORMATION BULLETIN
Independent Investigations Office
For Immediate Release

Surrey, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is seeking witnesses to a June 23, 2025 arrest of a man in Abbotsford.

Information provided by the Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) states that at about 11:00 a.m. on June 23, 2025, police responded to calls reporting a man was behaving erratically and in possession of a weapon in a residential area in the 32400 block of Emerald Drive.

Officers responded and arrested the man. He was then taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The IIO was notified about the incident the day after it occurred when AbbyPD became aware that the man may have sustained serious harm. The IIO is now investigating.

There are two factors that the IIO considers at the beginning of each investigation:

  1. If there has been an injury that meets the threshold of serious harm, as defined by the Police Act, or a death; and
  2. If there is a connection between the serious harm/death and police action or inaction.

If both conditions are met, the investigation will continue to examine all available evidence to determine what occurred.  At the conclusion of the investigation, the chief civilian director will also consider whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offence may have occurred.

The IIO is asking that any witnesses that have not already provided a statement, or who have video footage of the incident, to please contact the IIO at our Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website.

Background

The IIO is the Independent civilian oversight agency of the police in British Columbia. It investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.

info@iiobc.ca

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