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Trio tie up, rob man who invited them into his home in middle of the night

Police say victim met suspects that night at a convenience store
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This man is one of three suspects sought by Langley RCMP following a robbery in the City of Langley, during which the homeowner was tied up.

A Langley City man was tied up while several strangers he invited into his home robbed him of most of his possessions in the middle of the night on Nov. 5.

Police have released a surveillance image of one of the suspects and descriptions of all three, in hopes they can track the culprits.

Around 2:30 a.m., on Nov. 5, Langley RCMP was called to a robbery at an apartment in the 5600 block of 201A Street.  The victim had invited the three suspects to his home after a brief meeting at a convenience store. Once they were at the victim’s residence, the suspects threatened him with a knife, tied him to a chair and stole a variety of items.

Stolen items included his wallet containing his ID, miscellaneous jewelry, a Playstation 3, a 22” flat screen television, two pairs of Oakley sunglasses, a pink Fender squire electric guitar, a Samsung Ace 2 cellphone and some cash.

Suspect #1 is described as Caucasian, in his 30s, 5’8” tall, with a swollen left hand and wearing a green checkered jacket.

Suspect #2 is described as  Caucasian, 6’2” tall, 25 years old, muscular, wearing a brown jacket and black hoodie.

Suspect #3 is described as Caucasian, six feet tall, wearing all black clothing, black gloves, Nike Shox shoes with an orange swoosh.

If you have any information that can help Langley RCMP with this investigation, including the identity of these suspects, call 604-532-3200 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.



Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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