Pubdate: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2000 The Province Contact: 200 Granville Street, Ste. #1, Vancouver, BC V6C 3N3 Canada Fax: (604) 605-2323 Website: http://www.vancouverprovince.com/ Author: Greg Middleton FATHER AND DAUGHTER TERRORIZED AT GUNPOINT Home Invader Kicks In Door, Demanding Money And Marijuana A gunman yelling "police, police!" burst into a Surrey home yesterday, terrorizing an innocent family. The masked intruder put a gun to the head of the father and his 10-year-old daughter in the mistaken belief the house was being used to grow marijuana. "He was very scared, his wife was very scared and the girl was terrified," said Chi Pham, who owns the yellow two-storey house near 161st Street and 96th Avenue and lives upstairs. Pham said he heard a bang like a door slamming just after midnight. He didn't realize it was someone kicking in the door to the basement suite he rents to the couple, who are in their 30s and have three children. He said his tenants told him the gunman, wearing a balaclava, burst into the bedroom demanding dope and money. The gunman told the man to "hand over the drugs and the money" or he'd be killed. And when the man's daughter entered the room, awakened by the noise, the thug put a gun to her head and told her to sit down and be quiet or she was "going to die." Frustrated that there were no drugs, the gunman grabbed the man's wallet, took $200 and ran to a waiting getaway car. Pham said there had been a marijuana grow house in the neighbourhood - -- a two-storey house two doors down, but police busted it months ago. Police say there is an increasing problem with groups of criminals raiding grow houses belonging to other groups. They say the grow-house raiders target homes where dope is being grown and sold, increasing their chances of scoring money as well. Police believe the raiders are often rival growers because they already have a market for the product. Surrey police are looking for anyone who might have seen the gunman or the waiting getaway car. The family has temporarily moved out and is staying with relatives. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake