An RCMP officer was stabbed while moving to arrest two suspects – a man and woman – in connection with a car theft investigation in Surrey, B.C., this week, authorities say.
The incident happened as officers from the Surrey RCMP Auto and Property Crime Target Team were confronting the suspects near a U-Haul storage facility on Tuesday.
“During the arrest, the male suspect allegedly attempted to flee and stabbed one of the officers,” the Surrey RCMP detachment wrote in a news release Friday.
The officer was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and has since been released, authorities said.
Both suspects were ultimately arrested, and have since been charged. The man, 28-year-old Donald Smith, also suffered injuries the RCMP described as “minor,” and has also been released from hospital into police custody.
“This is another reminder of the risk our officers face each day to serve and protect the citizens …