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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Home invasion

AbbyPD investigating targeted home invasion

Sep 4, 2025 | 1:47 PM

ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford say they are investigating a home invasion that happened late Wednesday night in west Abbotsford.

According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD patrol officers responded to reports of a home invasion in the 27800 block of Myrtle Avenue on Wednesday evening, Sept. 3 at about 11:37 p.m.

Upon arrival, officers discovered that a residence known to police had been forcibly entered by masked suspects who fled the scene before police arrived. The occupants were inside the home at the time but were not injured.

The investigation has been transitioned to the AbbyPD Major Crime Unit. While the motive remains under investigation, police believe that this was a targeted incident.

Investigators are asking residents in the area of the 27800 block of Myrtle Avenue—or nearby—who may have witnessed suspicious activity or captured dashcam footage between 10 p.m. on September 3 and 1 a.m. on Thursday, September 4, to contact the AbbyPD Major Crime Unit at 604-859-5225 and reference AbbyPD file 2025-38152.

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