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Delta police officer charged in 2013 shooting incident
A Delta Police officer has been charged with careless use of a fireare in connection with an incident in Surrey 18 months ago. The Justice Ministry Criminal Justice Branch announced that the charge...
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Surrey hosting community forum on shootings and gang prevention
Police and city officials in Surrey have organized a public forum to provide information about a string of high-profile shootings involving young drug dealers. Surrey RCMP said Friday that the forum...
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Violence in Surrey continues with two murders and a shooting this weekend:...
Police have identified the victim of a fatal targeted shooting Sunday morning in Surrey as 22-year-old Arun Paul Singh Bains. And investigators say the murder just before 3 a.m. near 88th Avenue and...
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Roses and blood on sidewalk after Arun Bains’ murder in Surrey
A single bouquet of red roses and a blood-stained sidewalk were the only markers left Monday at the spot where 22-year-old Arun Bains was shot to death in Surrey the day before. But the fear rippling...
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Arun Bains’ family issues statement
The family of a young man gunned down in Surrey Sunday morning says he was “the heart of our family” and neither a criminal nor a gang member. Arun Bains – the nephew of Surrey-Newton MLA Harry Bains...
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More than 700 attend Surrey forum on gun and gang violence
A former “gangster wannabe” now working with at-risk kids told a packed public forum in Surrey Tuesday that parents should never be too ashamed to ask for help. Jesse Sahota said when he was just 12 or...
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Harry Bains issues statement about his nephew’s murder
Surrey-Newton MLA Harry Bains issued a statement Thursday about the murder last Sunday of his nephew Arun Bains, 22. “First of all, let me thank everyone who reached out to our family with your love...
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Nanaimo Hells Angel gets five-year sentence
A long-time member of the Nanaimo Hells Angels was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the extortion of and theft from a former associate. Robert (Fred) Widdifield was convicted last...
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Former Coquitlam snowboarder still on the lam after new charges
Former Olympic snowboarder and Coquitlam resident Ryan Wedding is facing new drug charges out of Nova Scotia along with another former Metro Vancouver man. Police in Nova Scotia announced details of...
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More shots fired in Surrey after a few days of calm
Premier Christy Clark announced additional government funds for the Surrey RCMP-Surrey Schools Wrap program for at-risk kids. Clark made the announcement in Surrey Tuesday afternoon with RCMP Chief...
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Surrey RCMP investigating another shots fired call
Surrey RCMP is dealing with another shots fired incident. Several people called 911 about 10:25 p.m. Tuesday to report hearing gun shots near 88th Avenue and 134B Street. Police responded and “located...
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HA puppet club sets up second Island chapter
The Devil’s Army, which set up shop in Campbell River in 2009, has now started a second Vancouver Island chapter in the Victoria suburb of Langford. Police there confirmed this week that a building on...
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Gangster Ley sentenced to another 21 months for firearms convictions
Vancouver gangster Philip Juan Ley has been sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court to six years minus time served for three firearms convictions. Ley was credited more than four years for his time in...
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RCMP say man robbed in Coquitlam was shot with pellet gun – UPDATE possible...
Coquitlam RCMP is looking for information about an armed robbery last night that left a man injured from pellet gun shots. Police say the victim flagged down several fire fighters about 10:40 p.m....
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City of Langford tries to shut down Devil’s Army clubhouse
After getting numerous complaints from area residents about the opening of a new biker clubhouse linked to the Hells Angels, the City of Langford is going to court to try to get it shut down. The city...
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Three injured in Surrey shooting early Friday
Two men and a woman sustained injuries in a shooting inside a Surrey home early Friday. Neighbours of the residence in the 10400-block of 128th Street called 911 about 5:50 a.m. after hearing...
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Organized crime and the port: part one of my series
More than two dozen of the longshoremen unloading container ships on the docks of Metro Vancouver are Hells Angels, their associates, other gangsters or people with serious criminal records, a...
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Cocaine smuggler had inside man on Vancouver waterfront
How could the Port of Vancouver be misused by organized crime? It’s not that hard, according to encrypted messages intercepted by police that detailed an exchange between one Vancouver man and the...
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CBSA and police search for drugs smuggled through port
Sitting inside a large-scale imaging machine at Deltaport, a Canada Border Services agent carefully examines the computer screen in front of her. The cargo is billed as barrels of mango pulp inside a...
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Longshoremen convicted of US drug charges keep jobs
Metro Vancouver longshoreman Jason Cavezza has had a rough few years. He was arrested in Cancún, Mexico on May 31, 2008 while on his honeymoon with his now ex-wife. His father died during his seven...
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