Surrey, B.C., offers rewards for extortion tips, citing dozens of threats, shootings
Surrey Police Service investigates 44 extortion cases with 27 shootings linked to organized crime targeting South Asian businesses, offering $250,000 for tips leading to convictions.
- The Surrey Police Service is investigating 44 extortion cases, with 27 involving shootings of businesses, homes and vehicles.
- The B.C. government provided $100,000 to encourage people to come forward with information on the rise in extortion threats against the South Asian community.
- Police said the extortionists demand protection money, mainly from members of the South Asian business community, and some businesses have been targeted with gunfire after refusing to pay.
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Surrey creates $250,000 reward fund for information on extortion threats to South Asian businesses
Money could be divided up based on assessments of the information that people provide – but only if it leads directly to the identification, prosecution and conviction of suspects
Surrey launches $250,000 reward fund as extortion cases climb to 44 this year
Surrey officials have announced what they call one of the largest police rewards in Canadian history, as the city confronts a surge in extortion cases that have left families and businesses living in fear
Surrey, B.C., announces $250K reward fund for information leading to extortion convictions
Surrey, B.C.'s mayor and police chief have announced a fund worth $250,000 for tips that lead to successful convictions of extortion cases targeting mostly South Asian businesses in the community.

Surrey, B.C., offers rewards for extortion tips, citing dozens of threats, shootings
SURREY - The City of Surrey, B.C., is providing its police service with what Mayor Brenda Locke describes as one of the largest rewards in Canadian policing history in response to dozens of extortion attempts in the community.


Surrey, B.C., issues extortion rewards, citing dozens of threats and shootings
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