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Three men wanted in local home invasion

The Burnaby RCMP are looking for the public's help after a Friday afternoon home invasion in the 6100 block of Denbigh Avenue. Just before 3 p.m.

The Burnaby RCMP are looking for the public's help after a Friday afternoon home invasion in the 6100 block of Denbigh Avenue.

Just before 3 p.m., three men forced their way into the house, where they assaulted an elderly man and robbed two other occupants of their cellphones.

The three suspects are described as Caucasian males in their 30s, all wearing black clothing.

Two of the three had on black ski masks and were both noticeably taller than the third man.

The tallest man was described as slim and approximately 5-11 or six feet tall.

The two taller men also were brandishing weapons, including a metal object, approximately 13 centimetres in length, which may have been a hammer, and a knife.

The shortest man was wearing a baseball cap with gold on it. He is described as approximately 5-7, and he had brown curly hair.

The three men were last seen leaving in a white Nissan bearing a British Columbia licence plate that began with 22.

Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the Burnaby RCMP at 604-294-7922.

RCMP SEEK WITNESSES

The Burnaby RCMP is asking for witnesses who may have seen a collision between a cyclist and a car on June 21.

The accident occurred just before 9 a.m. when a cyclist crossing Boundary Road at Still Creek Avenue was struck by a northbound car.

The driver of the car stopped, gave first aid assistance and called for an ambulance.

The cyclist was taken by paramedics to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver is cooperating with the ongoing investigation.

The Burnaby RCMP is asking anyone who may have witnessed this accident to contact Const. Young of the Burnaby RCMP's traffic section at 604-294-7922, ext 5014.