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This was shortly after 1 p.m., Aug. 2.

乌鸦传媒淥n-duty police officers and security measures were immediately engaged and the man was taken into custody,乌鸦传媒� Cpl. Vanessa Munn stated in an email to the Now-Leader. 乌鸦传媒淒uring the incident, the glass of one of the security doors was broken. Some of the responding officers received minor injuries.乌鸦传媒�

Munn said there乌鸦传媒檚 no indication the 乌鸦传媒渋ncident乌鸦传媒� was targeted towards police, 乌鸦传媒渂ut any possible motive will form part of the ongoing investigation.

乌鸦传媒淭his was a scary incident for the civilian staff, officers, and all those who witnessed it. The immediate and decisive actions of the officers and staff helped ensure a quick resolution to this incident.乌鸦传媒�

Staff Sgt. Kris Clark, senior media relations officer for the BC RCMP, declined to comment. 乌鸦传媒淭he police of jurisdiction is Surrey (RCMP) so you乌鸦传媒檙e best to call them,乌鸦传媒� he said Thursday morning. 乌鸦传媒淚 know there was an event here but they乌鸦传媒檙e the ones who have conduct of the investigation so they乌鸦传媒檙e the ones to speak to it.乌鸦传媒�

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