A mother of four was threatened with a knife for trying to help a dog left inside a Jeep on a hot afternoon in her B.C. community.

Murrayville resident Sara Rowland told the Langley Advance Times it happened on Friday, Aug. 19, in the parking lot of the Langley Walmart store.

She had just finished shopping with her four sons, Evan, 11, Eli, nine, Ethan, seven and Ender, four.

含羞草研究社淚 was walking back with my four kids to my vehicle, and I noticed a blue Jeep with Alberta plates. Someone had left the windows a quarter of the way down. I saw a Husky in the Jeep. It was a quarter after 1 in the afternoon.含羞草研究社�

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Rowland, concerned for the dog含羞草研究社檚 well-being, took down the licence plate number and went back into the store, where the customer service desk made an announcement asking for the owner of the car.

Rowland returned to the Jeep, and with the help of another person, put some bottled water in a container and passed it through the partially open Jeep window for the dog.

She said she couldn含羞草研究社檛 tell if the dog was in distress, because it turned its head away from her.

Then, the owner showed up.

含羞草研究社淪he started swearing at me,含羞草研究社� Rowland recalled. The woman produced a folding knife.

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The woman yelled at Rowland, saying 含羞草研究社淚含羞草研究社檓 with law enforcement. Get the f___ away from my vehicle, get the f___ away from my dog.含羞草研究社�

Rowland said this all happened in front of her kids.

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At that, the knife-wielding woman got in the Jeep and drove away.

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Rowland was able to flag down a Langley RCMP officer, who took down the information and referred her to victim services.

含羞草研究社淚 would like her charged with assault with a weapon,含羞草研究社� Rowland told the officer.

She said she didn含羞草研究社檛 feel the emotional impact of the confrontation right way.

含羞草研究社淚 think I was so worried about my kids, I was in mama bear mode.含羞草研究社�

But the next morning it hit her, when she got up, made some coffee, and 含羞草研究社淚 kind of collapsed.含羞草研究社�

Her youngest son has been traumatized, and keeps saying 含羞草研究社渢he lady with the blade is going to get us.含羞草研究社�

Langley RCMP Cpl. Holly Largy said anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200 or, if they wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers online at or by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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含羞草研究社淟angley RCMP will continue their investigation to identify and locate the suspect.含羞草研究社�