VANCOUVER -- Abbotsford police say a couple accused of fraud who also allegedly pulled a knife and threatened staff outside a department store last month have turned themselves in.
A man and woman were seen switching price tags Jan. 25 at the Superstore on Gladwin Road, according to police. They proceeded through the check-out, paying a lesser price than the actual cost of the merchandise.
Police say the situation escalated in the parking lot when a store employee confronted the couple. That’s when the male suspect allegedly pulled out a knife and threatened the employee. The pair then abandoned the items they paid for and fled in a vehicle.
“The couple left the shopping cart with the merchandise behind and were last seen fleeing the parking lot in a dark colored vehicle,” according to a press release from the Abbotsford Police Department.
On Wednesday, police said the two suspects had turned themselves in. Their names cannot be release because charges have not yet been sworn, police said.
