Two arrested in attempted abduction in Chilliwack

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP have arrested a 29-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man in connection with an attempted abduction on Sunday, September 4 in the 47000 block of Elk View Road.

Witnesses had reported a fight involving two men and a woman and that one man was attempting to force the other man inside the trunk of a vehicle; the victim was able to escape and fled on foot.

According to Sgt. Krista Vrolyk of the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment, this was a targeted incident and that the parties involved were known to one another. Vrolyk further stated that the 911 calls received from witnesses and the video footage they received of the incident were key to this investigation.

The 37-year-old man was held in custody and is expected to make his next appearance in court on Sept. 7, and the 29-year-old woman has been released from police custody awaiting her first appearance in court, which is scheduled for Nov. 15.