Image: AbbyPD / Abbotsford Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Abbotsford PD investigation

Abbotsford PD confirms new extortion threat directed at local businesses, questions release of letter

Dec 9, 2025 | 9:34 AM

ABBOTSFORD — A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department has confirmed to Fraser Valley Today that it received “several” reports from Abbotsford businesses who have now been threatened by a new extortion letter.

According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, investigations have now been opened following a poorly-worded letter directed at Abbotsford body shops demanding that they pay $2 million as a sort of ransom.

The rambling letter stated, “Hello all Abbotsford body shops, I noticed you guys are earn (sic) realy (sic) good money; we saw your yearly report one of our ICBC employee (sic) gave us report and we want some share from your income now / that is call (sic) EXTORTION. I want from you only 2 million and this, I am sure, not a big amount for you.”

The written threat suggests the perpetrators know the personal information of body shop owners, including the personal addresses of the immediate owners and all their family members, and allege that police simply do not care.

Image: X/Twitter / The poorly-worded extortion letter that was mailed to Abbotsford businesses recently.

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“I can confirm that the Abbotsford Police Department received several reports from local businesses last week regarding this mailed letter,” Sgt. Walker said. “Investigations have been opened, and those files remain active and ongoing. As you noted, the letter is poorly written.”

Fraser Valley Today obtained a copy of this letter after seeing it posted to the X/Twitter account of Richmond-Queensborough MLA Steve Kooner, the Attorney General Critic in the B.C. legislature. It was later deleted on his social media account, but FVT did a screenshot of the letter. Sgt. Walker has confirmed the authenticity of the letter.

Sgt. Walker says revealing evidence and details connected to ongoing police investigations can compromise the integrity of their work.

“In the post referenced in your email, the MLA in question was provided evidence (the letter) by someone and then made the decision to share it publicly,” Sgt. Walker said. “Publicly posting evidence and details related to ongoing police investigations is not helpful to our work. It can compromise investigative efforts and create unnecessary fear within the community, particularly when investigators are still assessing the legitimacy of the materials received.”

Sgt. Walker says the Abbotsford Police Department continues to diligently address extortion-related threats and activities under what’s called Operation Community Shield, its internal extortion task force, guided by four key pillars:

• Public safety through overt presence
• Strategic criminal investigations
• Community engagement
• Prevention through intervention

“We remain committed to engaging with the community at multiple levels to provide factual, timely information that empowers residents to make informed decisions,” Sgt. Walker said.