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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Reported sexual assault

Abbotsford PD appeal to public for info on reported sexual assault involving 4 men, 1 female victim

Mar 10, 2026 | 10:02 AM

ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford say they are investigating a disturbing incident in which a woman alleges she was picked up and driven to the Sumas Mountain area of Abbotsford against her will and sexually assaulted last month.

According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD patrol officers received a report on Friday, February 27, 2026, about a sexual assault that happened on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

Sgt. Walker says information received from the victim indicates that four South Asian men picked up the survivor in the area of Cannon Avenue and Bevan Avenue and then took her to a location she did not want to go, refusing to allow her to leave the vehicle.

Sgt. Walker says the men were believed to have been driving a white Lincoln Navigator or similar vehicle, unknown year, and were described as the following:

• Suspect 1: Black hair with some gray, longer beard, wearing a black hoodie, and jeans.

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• Suspect 2: Clean-shaven, straight hair, black hoodie, dark green cargo pants, and a medium build.

• Suspect 3: Sculpted, pencil-line beard that transitions into a goatee, and short hair. Estimated to be in his late twenties to mid-thirties with a medium build.

• Suspect 4: Chubbier build, dark hair, with a scruffy beard and diamond earrings in both ears.

Sgt. Walker says the investigation remains in its early stages and is being overseen by the Abbotsford Police Sex Crimes Unit.

At this time, the incident is believed to be targeted, Sgt. Walker said.

Detectives are seeking assistance from the public. Anyone who was in the area of Cannon Avenue and Bevan Avenue on Tuesday, February 10 between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., or in the Sumas Mountain area between 9 p.m. and midnight, who may have witnessed suspicious activity or captured dashcam footage, is asked to contact the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225.