Image: Karis Brianna Racher / Chilliwack RCMP vehicles are seen outside Scotiabank in downtown Chilliwack Saturday evening. Multiple Chilliwack RCMP members attended the bank on Yale Road Saturday evening (Feb. 1) after police received a report of a possible person with a firearm.
Police presence
Heavy police presence surrounds Chilliwack bank Saturday evening, but no robbery occurred
Feb 3, 2025 | 9:11 AM
CHILLIWACK — Multiple Chilliwack RCMP members attended a downtown Chilliwack bank on Yale Road Saturday evening (Feb. 1) after police received a report of a possible person with a firearm.
However, no robbery occurred, according to a brief statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Teresa Parsons.
“There was a report of a possible person with a firearm but when police attended, it was confirmed to be a lighter,” Cpl. Parsons said. “No robbery occurred.”
One person on Facebook named Richard Robinson Sr. said he drove by Scotiabank during the incident and saw “a bunch [of people] face down, hands behind their back, by the ATM.”
