CP NewsAlert: Surrey, B.C., issues extortion rewards, citing dozens of threats

SURREY — The City of Surrey is providing its police service with what it says is one of the largest rewards in Canadian policing history in response to dozens of extortion attempts in the community.

It says the $250,000 fund comes as the Surrey Police Service actively investigates 44 extortion cases, including 27 that involved shootings.

More coming.

The Canadian Press