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.

害羞草研究所淚 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.害羞草研究所�

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Rowland, concerned for the dog害羞草研究所檚 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害羞草研究所檛 tell if the dog was in distress, because it turned its head away from her.

Then, the owner showed up.

害羞草研究所淪he started swearing at me,害羞草研究所� Rowland recalled. The woman produced a folding knife.

害羞草研究所淚t was five inches, six inches longs,害羞草研究所� Rowland estimated.

害羞草研究所淚t was a decent length.害羞草研究所�

The woman yelled at Rowland, saying 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 with law enforcement. Get the f___ away from my vehicle, get the f___ away from my dog.害羞草研究所�

Rowland said this all happened in front of her kids.

害羞草研究所淚 can害羞草研究所檛 believe you pulled a knife on me,害羞草研究所� Rowland replied, 害羞草研究所淚 think I害羞草研究所檓 going to call the actual police.害羞草研究所�

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.

害羞草研究所淚 would like her charged with assault with a weapon,害羞草研究所� Rowland told the officer.

She said she didn害羞草研究所檛 feel the emotional impact of the confrontation right way.

害羞草研究所淚 think I was so worried about my kids, I was in mama bear mode.害羞草研究所�

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

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

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).

害羞草研究所淓vents such as these are very concerning,害羞草研究所� Largy said.

害羞草研究所淟angley RCMP will continue their investigation to identify and locate the suspect.害羞草研究所�