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A woman has been charged following an incident with Richmond RCMP in January.
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Richmond police incident leads to charges
Published 11:24 PDT, Mon March 14, 2022
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A woman has been charged after being stopped by Richmond police while driving two months ago.
Following an alleged motor vehicle infraction on Jan. 13, Armita Mahmoudpour initially continued without stopping. After being followed by officers, she ultimately pulled over. During the subsequent interaction with police, Mahmoudpour allegedly failed to comply with directions and she was arrested for obstructing a police officer. One of the officers was allegedly bitten by her dog.
A search of her vehicle also resulted in the seizure of about 1,000 pills allegedly marked as Xanax.
Mahmoudpour was arrested and charges were laid by the B.C. Crown Prosecution Service, including possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
“Fortunately, no member of the public was injured during this arrest and the injuries sustained by our officer were relatively minor,” says Staff Sgt. Chris Goebel, acting officer in charge of operations. “Every day our officers come to work to protect and serve the public, they know there is an inherent risk but they do it to keep our community safe. This situation could have been very different. The resulting seizure of alleged drugs and criminal charges now faced by this individual demonstrate why our continued commitment to community safety is so important.”
If you have information about a potential crime, you are encouraged to call your police of jurisdiction. Should you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crimestoppers by phone at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit them online at www.solvecrime.ca.
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