Image: Contributed anonymously / An RCMP SUV is parked outside a Third Avenue home in Chilliwack Monday (Mar. 17) after a police incident.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Police incident

Police execute search warrant at Chilliwack home Monday

Mar 18, 2025 | 8:40 AM

CHILLIWACK — A heavy police presence surrounded a Third Avenue home in Chilliwack Monday around noontime as authorities executed a search warrant at a residence.

According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Deborah Sargent, Chilliwack RCMP, with help from the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team (IERT) and Police Dog Service (PDS), executed a search warrant in the 46000 block of Third Avenue as part of an ongoing investigation. Police were not able to release any further details at this time.

According to a Chilliwack witness who wished to remain anonymous, the front door of the home was allegedly pushed in, the back fence appeared to be pushed in, and police searched the interior of the home.

Image: Contributed anonymously / An RCMP unit outside a Third Avenue home Monday after a police incident.

A social media post at 12:07 p.m. Monday suggests the area around Third Avenue and Nowell Street was blocked off during the incident.

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One person named Patricia Sayenchuk wrote on Facebook that she was driving home from school and saw about 16 marked and undercover vehicles and an armoured vehicle with a battering ram in front of it.

Another Facebook user named Caitlin Merchant said, “A couple big bangs, a few pops, and multiple people brought out.” Merchant posted a picture depicting multiple police vehicles parked along the road near the home.