A 24-year-old arrested for allegedly being involved in two carjackings on Tuesday afternoon in Cloverdale appeared in provincial court last night.
Edward Joseph Biwer is facing 18 charges ranging from robbery, child abandonment, possession of a firearm and imitation weapon, assault causing bodily harm and kidnapping with the use of a firearm.
At about 12:30 p.m., police received reports of a male with a gun, who had allegedly stolen a Toyota truck with a female inside, near the area of 186th Street and Fraser Highway. The suspect fled the area in stolen truck and was in a crash with several vehicles near Fraser Highway and 68th Avenue.
According to the BC Ambulance Service, three people were injured in the crash. One person is in critical condition and taken to Royal Columbian Hospital; one person was taken to Langley Memorial and another person was treated at the scene.
After leaving the truck and the scene of the accident, the male allegedly stole a Ford Escape with a seven-week old baby girl in the back seat. Police were able to find the Ford Escape quickly. It was abandoned with the baby inside and unharmed in the area of 96th Avenue and 158th Street. The baby has been reunited with his mother.
Police recovered a gun from inside the Toyota truck; which was left at the scene of the accident near Fraser Highway and 68th Avenue.
A number of charges are being recommended against the suspect, who is well known to police, including robbery with a firearm, assault with a weapon, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and unlawful confinement. According to court documents, Biwer was charged in February 2013 with a string of restaurant robberies in Langley.
His next court appearance on Dec.27.
Surrey RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit has taken over the investigation.
Anyone with more information is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or if they wish to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.solvecrime.ca.
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