Bob Mackin
An embarrassing situation for the Surrey Police Service (SPS).
A photograph circulating online appears to show one of the force’s marked sport utility vehicles in a ditch — displaying the “safer, stronger, together” slogan — with a Surrey Fire Service truck in the background.
Surrey Police Service SUV in a Newton ditch.
Sgt. Tige Pollock, the force’s public information officer, confirmed it is legitimate. No officers or citizens were injured when the SUV wound up in a Newton ditch on June 23.
“The incident occurred yesterday at approximately 11:25 a.m. near King George Boulevard and Hall Road,” Pollock said by email. “Officers were responding to assist RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit members with an investigation.”
Damage to the vehicle is unknown at this time, Pollock said.
The incident happened, coincidentally, while the SPS is in the market for 11 Chevrolet Police Tahoes, two Chevrolet Police Silverados and “supplier(s) to provide a variety of SUVs and vans for its fleet.”
Deadline for bids is July 10.
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