Someone was injured during an arrest after attempting to break into a separate home on the same property they live on in South Surrey on Monday, according to B.C.’s police watchdog. In a release, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. said the Surrey Police Service was called to a property on the 13500 block of 14 Avenue around 6:45 p.m. with reports of “someone using a weapon and trying to break into a residence.” Responding officers found the person, who then entered their own suite in a basement on the same property, the IIO confirmed to CTV News. The RCMP Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team and a police dog unit were called in to assist, and police contained the entire residence, the IIO said. “ERT officers later entered the unit to make an arrest, and during the interaction, it is reported that the (affected person) jumped through a broken window and sustained injuries,” the IIO detailed in its release. Officers then took the person into custody and brought them to hospital for assessment and treatment. The IIO said it was notified of the incident the next day. The office will now work to determine if any of the person’s injuries meet the threshold for “serious harm,” as defined under the provincial Police Act. If serious harm is established, the IIO will consider whether there is a connection between the harm and the actions or inaction of police officers. “If both conditions are met, the investigation will continue to examine all available evidence to determine what occurred,” the IIO said in its statement. “At the conclusion of the investigation, the chief civilian director will consider whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offence may have occurred.” The IIO is tasked with investigating all incidents involving police officers in B.C. that result in serious harm or death to a member of the public, regardless of whether there is any allegation of wrongdoing on the part of police. Anyone who witnessed the arrest or has information about the incident is asked to call the IIO witness line at 1-855-446-8477 or to fill out the contact form on the IIO’s website. With files from CTV News Vancouver’s Ian Holliday
