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4 teens charged after yelling, uttering threats at people in Abbotsford park

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Four teenagers have now been charged with uttering threats and causing a disturbance after multiple reports of people yelling and throwing objects at others in an Abbotsford park.

The majority of the people using the park are seniors.

On July 16, the Abbotsford Police Department received a call that four men were driving around Goldfinch Park in a vehicle yelling at people.

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In the following days, patrol officers paid special attention to the park and received more reports of a group of men repeatedly driving by the park, yelling and throwing objects at people. The seniors in the park told police they are concerned the males might act on the threats.

On Saturday, July 18, at 8 p.m. two covert surveillance Abbotsford Police members stopped a blue Infiniti sedan with four men inside, near the park. Police say one of the passengers appeared to be raising a megaphone to his mouth just before the interaction with police. Based on descriptions and details provided by the witnesses and additional evidence, all four of the men were arrested.

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Amarprit Singh Dhaliwal, 19, Gobind Denzil Singh Pangli, 19, and Suraj Narang, 18 have now been charged. A 17-year-old boy is also facing the same charges but cannot be named.

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