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Woman robbed by 5 masked men outside her Abbotsford, B.C., home: police

Amajor crimes unit isinvestigating after a 62-year-old woman was robbed by five men wearing masks outside her Abbotsford, B.C., home on Saturday.

62-year-old was not injured during robbery on Saturday, police say

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Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are investigating after a woman was robbed outside her home and her car stolen. (Abbotsford Police Department)

Amajor crimes unit isinvestigating after a 62-year-old woman was robbed by five men wearing masks outside her Abbotsford, B.C., home on Saturday.

The Abbotsford Police Department (APD) saidofficers were called to a home on the 300-block of Ross Road a ruralarea in the west of the city near the U.S. border just after 8 p.m. PT.

The woman told police she had been robbed by five men on her property. Police say the men showed her a gun and demanded money.

The suspects then stole her vehicle, which has since been located and seized, along with the vehicle they arrived at her home in.

Police say the woman and other people who were at the property at the time were shaken up, but no one was injured.

The APD saythey are unsure whether this was a targeted or random attack, and that the investigation is in its early stages.

Investigators are asking anyone with dashcam footage from the area around the time of the incident to contact the APD at 604-859-5225.

Corrections

  • An earlier version of this story included a map that displayed an incorrect address for the incident. It's been removed.
    Apr 04, 2023 3:08 PM PT