Surge in fraud and thefts prompts Richmond RCMP to expand ‘safe exchange zone’ hours

The Richmond RCMP is expanding the hours of its “safe speech zone” successful effect to a rising fig of thefts and fraud incidents linked to online buy-and-sell marketplaces.

Like galore B.C. constabulary services, Richmond Mounties person a peculiar country astatine their detachment for buyers and sellers to conscionable and marque exchanges successful a harmless place, monitored by CCTV.

The Richmond RCMP says it has seen a 67 per cent emergence successful online transaction-related fraud and robbery incidents, which successful immoderate cases person progressive weapons similar capsicum sprays oregon knives.

“Expanding the Safe Exchange Zone is portion of Richmond RCMP’s committedness to assemblage information and transgression prevention,” Richmond RCMP Officer-in-Charge Chief Supt. Dave Chauhan said successful a media release.

“We powerfully promote Richmond residents to utilize this abstraction for each online marketplace transactions, reducing the request for constabulary involution and protecting our assemblage members from imaginable harm.”

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The Richmond RCMP’s harmless speech portion is located successful the lobby of its main detachment astatine 11411 No. 5 Rd.

The caller hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. connected weekends and statutory holidays.