West Coast Express service at Port Haney station was disrupted Friday morning because of a police incident.

According to police, a woman died on the CP Rail tracks around 4: 30 a.m.

Two buses were brought to the Port Haney station to shuttle passengers over to Maple Meadows station, delaying the morning trains slightly. The afternoon service was not affected by the incident on the track.

PHARMACY ROBBED

A Maple Ridge pharmacy was robbed late Thursday afternoon in the 22900 block of Lougheed Highway.

A man walked into The Chemist Pharmacy and a clerk noticed he was wearing a disguise, so he went to a back office.

The suspect

jumped over the counter and took some prescription drugs and cash before running outside, according to police.

Two employees were pepper-sprayed during a robbery at the same eastMaple Ridge pharmacy in December 2010.

No one was injured in Thursday's robbery.

The suspect is described as Caucasian, about 25 years of age, six feet, and weighing approximately 170 to 180 pounds with a slim to medium build.

He was wearing a grey hoodie with the hood pulled over his head, and a black baseball hat.

He also wore a white bandana covering part of his face, black pants, and white running shoes.

Police released a surveillance photo of the suspect as he was leaving the store.

Anyone with any information as to the identity of the suspect is asked to call Ridge Meadows RCMP at 604-463-6251, or, to remain anonymous, call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip online at www.bccrimestoppers.com.

HOUSES BURN

Fire officials have ruled out arson in a blaze on Wednesday that destroyed four Maple Ridge houses and damaged two others.

Sixty-five firefighters and 14 fire trucks from all three fire halls battled the blaze in Silver Valley on Wednesday afternoon.

No one was hurt in the fire, which took place in the new housing development around 136th Avenue at 227th Street.

"The initial report was that two houses were on fire. The next report said there were three. By the time we got there one house was completely consumed and the roofs of neighbouring houses were burning," said Maple Ridge assistant fire chief Mark Smitton.

By the time the fire was extinguished four houses under construction, one occupied home, various trailers, and vehicles, were all damaged.

"A sixth house sustained exposure damage - cracked windows and melted soffits," said Smitton.

Three spot fires in nearby grass and trees were also put out by firefighters.

"All the witness accounts are still been collected. We don't suspect arson at this time because there was no information provided that would lead us to believe it was an arson," Smitton confirmed. It's now an insurance company matter.

RIOTERS CHARGED

Three people from Maple Ridge face charges in the ninth round of allegations stemming from the Stanley Cup riot in June 2011.

On Sept. 26, Crown recommended 200 more criminal charges against 50 suspected rioters including against the three from Maple Ridge.

In total, 10 people from Maple Ridge have been charged because of their alleged participation in the riot that occurred after the Vancouver Canucks lost Game 7 in the Stanley Cup finals.

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