Charges laid after group of teens allegedly threatened, assaulted in Tsawwassen

TSAWWASSEN (NEWS 1130) – A Delta man, accused of threatening to shoot and rob a group of kids, has been charged.

Delta Police say the 32-year-old went up to the six kids on Sunday, June 2 at around 1:00 a.m. near 1st Avenue and English Bluff Road in Tsawwassen.

He is accused of demanding their valuables, and when one of the kids said he didn’t have his wallet, the man apparently then punched the boy in the face, twice.

The kids were able to run away and call police, who tracked down and arrested Katlin James Richardson, using video footage taken by a witness.

“This footage proved instrumental in the investigation,” Inspector Guy Leeson, of the Criminal Investigations Bureau, says.

Richardson is facing three counts of robbery, one count of uttering threats with the intent to cause bodily harm and one count of assault.

“Robberies are relatively rare, and the public should be assured that Delta is a safe community,” Leeson says. “I also want to commend the youths for their presence of mind that evening, as they were able to quickly contact police and provide valuable information which allowed our investigation to proceed rapidly.”

The suspect and the group of teens are not known to each other, police say.

He appears in court on Friday, June 14.

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