Despite coordinated search efforts, illegal border crosser eludes authorities in Abbotsford

ABBOTSFORD – A man suspected of crossing into Canada from the U.S. this past Friday night was able to elude authorities in Abbotsford despite the efforts of several Abbotsford Police Department officers and a police dog.

According to a statement from Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, police in Abbotsford were notified about a suspected illegal border crossing in the area of McKenzie Road and Farmer Road at approximately 10:07 p.m. on Friday evening, Oct. 23.

The intersection of Farmer Road and McKenzie Road is pictured, the area where police got a report about a suspected illegal border crosser last Friday evening, Oct. 23.

Sgt. Walker says “multiple” AbbyPD officers, including the Police Dog Service, responded and conducted a search of the area.