Abbotsford Police launch program to tackle extortion involvement

The Abbotsford Police Department has started a new program to help individuals currently involved in, or being recruited into, extortion-related violence.
Project Disengage is being described by the department as an “intervention and exit program.”
“Many youths, young adults and individuals are being drawn into these crimes, often lured by promises of quick financial gain or pressured by difficult circumstances,” the APD states in a press release issued on Thursday (Dec.