A mother of four was threatened with a knife for trying to help a dog left inside a Jeep on a hot afternoon in her B.C. community.
Murrayville resident Sara Rowland told the Langley Advance Times it happened on Friday, Aug. 19, in the parking lot of the Langley Walmart store.
She had just finished shopping with her four sons, Evan, 11, Eli, nine, Ethan, seven and Ender, four.
91ƵI was walking back with my four kids to my vehicle, and I noticed a blue Jeep with Alberta plates. Someone had left the windows a quarter of the way down. I saw a Husky in the Jeep. It was a quarter after 1 in the afternoon.91Ƶ
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Rowland, concerned for the dog91Ƶs well-being, took down the licence plate number and went back into the store, where the customer service desk made an announcement asking for the owner of the car.
Rowland returned to the Jeep, and with the help of another person, put some bottled water in a container and passed it through the partially open Jeep window for the dog.
She said she couldn91Ƶt tell if the dog was in distress, because it turned its head away from her.
Then, the owner showed up.
91ƵShe started swearing at me,91Ƶ Rowland recalled. The woman produced a folding knife.
91ƵIt was five inches, six inches longs,91Ƶ Rowland estimated.
91ƵIt was a decent length.91Ƶ
The woman yelled at Rowland, saying 91ƵI91Ƶm with law enforcement. Get the f___ away from my vehicle, get the f___ away from my dog.91Ƶ
Rowland said this all happened in front of her kids.
91ƵI can91Ƶt believe you pulled a knife on me,91Ƶ Rowland replied, 91ƵI think I91Ƶm going to call the actual police.91Ƶ
At that, the knife-wielding woman got in the Jeep and drove away.
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Rowland was able to flag down a Langley RCMP officer, who took down the information and referred her to victim services.
91ƵI would like her charged with assault with a weapon,91Ƶ Rowland told the officer.
She said she didn91Ƶt feel the emotional impact of the confrontation right way.
91ƵI think I was so worried about my kids, I was in mama bear mode.91Ƶ
But the next morning it hit her, when she got up, made some coffee, and 91ƵI kind of collapsed.91Ƶ
Her youngest son has been traumatized, and keeps saying 91Ƶthe lady with the blade is going to get us.91Ƶ
Langley RCMP Cpl. Holly Largy said anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200 or, if they wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers online at or by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
91ƵEvents such as these are very concerning,91Ƶ Largy said.
91ƵLangley RCMP will continue their investigation to identify and locate the suspect.91Ƶ
Is there more to the story? Email: dan.ferguson@langleyadvancetimes.com
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