Three men were arrested for allegedly trying to rob a car at a Richmond city intersection on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
A video, originally posted on Chinese social media platform Little Red Book, showed two masked men in black approaching a light-coloured Audi SUV.
The car was stopped at a red light in a southbound lane on Garden City Road at Westminster Highway.
The Audi was seen driving away by turning right while the men got into a dark-coloured Hyundai SUV originally stopped behind the Audi.
The Hyundai appeared to pursue the Audi by turning right as well, stopping briefly to make way for westbound traffic.
The video has since been taken down.
According to Cpl. Dennis Hwang, Richmond RCMP spokesperson, frontline officers responded to a two-vehicle collision in the area involving the two vehicles shortly before 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
Occupants of the Hyundai allegedly tried to rob the Audi near the intersection but the Audi got away, he said.
A 43-year-old man, a 69-year-old woman and two children ages 10 and 12 were in the Audi.
Three men, 33, 20 and 42 years old respectively, were in the Hyundai.
“All the occupants of the Hyundai were known to police and arrested,” Hwang added.
“A large sum of Canadian currency was recovered by police.”
No one was injured in the incident.
Richmond RCMP’s general investigation section has taken conduct of the investigation, which is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information or potential dash cam footage of the incident should contact Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212 and quote file# 2023-36093.
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