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Thief grabs ring off senior’s finger 75-year-old North Delta woman targeted by Kevin Diakiw
The woman and man then sped off in a grey, fourdoor car. The elderly woman, in search of her stolen ring, headed to Surrey Memorial Hospital in hopes of finding the pair. They weren’t there. Now her family is offering a $5,000 reward for anyone with information that leads to the recovery of the stolen ring. Police are looking for a man and a woman, both dark-skinned and between 45 and 55 years old. The man has short dark hair and a goatee, and the woman is heavy-set with long, curly dark hair. They were driving a grey, four-door sedan. Anyone with information about this theft is asked to call the Delta Police at 604-946-4411 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
THE SENIOR was unloading groceries on Saturday
afternoon when a woman approached her. The woman asked the 75-year-old, who lives in the 11700-block of 75 Avenue, how to get to Surrey Memorial Hospital. All the while, a man remained in a nearby car. Seemingly grateful for the help, the woman handed the older lady a necklace. When she reached for it, the woman grabbed her other hand and pulled a ring with seven one-carat diamonds from her finger. When the senior demanded it back, the woman threw a ring at her. However, it wasn’t the family heirloom she took.
The family is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to ring’s recovery.
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A thief took this ring (right) from the finger of a 75-year-old woman in North Delta on Saturday afternoon.
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Surrey seeks ban on tethering animals BC SPCA says enforcement is the challenge by Kevin Diakiw SURREY IS proposing changes in provincial law governing the tethering of animals. At this month’s Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention, Surrey is proposing a provincial law be intro-
duced that bans tethering or chaining pets in yards due to the hardship it causes them. However, BC SPCA spokeswoman Marcie Moriarty says anti-cruelty legislation covering tethering already exists. The problem comes in proving whether the tethering is
causing the animal distress. Officials with the BC SPCA want Surrey to consider changing its proposal so it indicates a time period for which an animal can be tethered. That way, distress doesn’t have to be proven. See UBCM / Page 3
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The City of Surrey is raising the issue of animal tethering at the upcoming Union of B.C. Municipalities convention.
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