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Abbotsford Plainclothes Officer Wrestles Suspected Thief to the Ground
Police said the officer used a vascular neck restraint for about 20 seconds after the suspect became assaultive and resisted arrest.
- On Thursday, an Abbotsford Police Department plainclothes officer arrested a female suspect at Townline Road and Maclure Road using a vascular neck restraint during the struggle, captured in social media video footage.
- The physical altercation stemmed from a shoplifting incident at a business in the 3200 block of Lehman Road shortly after 5 p.m., where staff reported the suspect threw merchandise while leaving.
- Informed she was under arrest for theft, the woman became assaultive and resisted; the officer applied the VNR for approximately 20 seconds before turning her onto her stomach to restrain her hands.
- The APD emphasized that applying the VNR allowed the officer to safely take the suspect into custody without injury to either party, maintaining the technique managed her resistance.
- Recently, the incident has drawn public attention after video of the struggle surfaced on social media, with the APD maintaining the VNR technique ensured control without causing injury to the suspect.
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Incident occurred Thursday evening
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