On September 15, 2025, Surrey Police Service (SPS) Chief Constable Norm Lipinski and Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke announced $250,000 in City of Surrey funding that will allow SPS to establish a Surrey Extortion Reward Fund and Surrey Extortion Tip Line. These additional tools will be used to help combat the extortions occurring in Surrey and the associated shootings, violence, threats and fear that accompany them.

The Surrey Extortion Reward Fund of $250,000.00 will offer individuals with key information the ability to collect a reward if charges and convictions of those responsible for these crimes are secured. 

Operating in conjunction with the Reward Fund, the Surrey Extortion Tip Line (236-485-5149) will be monitored by SPS police officers, seven days a week, between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. Punjabi-speaking officers will be available as required. This phone line will allow Surrey Police investigators to receive information and connect with witnesses who have evidence, leading to the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of individuals involved in the extortion files. 

“Extortion investigations are complex and, in many cases, involve organized crime groups operating inside and outside the country. For these reasons, obtaining information that can advance police investigations to the point where charges and convictions can be realized is challenging,” said Chief Constable Norm Lipinski. “This is why this additional investigational tool is being launched, through the support of the City of Surrey.”

“Everyone has the right to live and work without fear, and we need anyone with information to come forward before someone gets hurt or worse,” Mayor Brenda Locke said. “I want to thank Chief Lipinski and SPS for their tireless work on these priority investigations. Surrey is strongest when law enforcement, city staff, partners, and the community act together to hold offenders accountable.”

The creation of the Surrey Extortion Reward Fund and the Surrey Extortion Tip Line are Surrey-specific responses to the significant number of extortions in our city, which are negatively impacting Surrey business operators and overall public safety. SPS will also continue working with our law enforcement partners on the larger, multi-jurisdictional challenges involving extortions.

Surrey Extortion Tip Line: 236-485-5149