Abby police say drug suspects active in Townline Hill conflict
Abbotsford Police say they have disrupted a major drug trafficking group involved in a violent conflict in the Fraser Valley City. Three young men were arrested Thursday and now face a total of 16...
View ArticleLillooet man sentenced in 2006 ecstasy smuggling case
A Lillooet man who fought his extradition to the U.S. for years has now been sentenced in Minnesota to seven years behind bars for drug smuggling. Andrew Gordon Wakeling appeared before Chief District...
View ArticleTeen shot in Surrey Tuesday night
A Surrey teen is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg after a shooting in the 12400-block of 100 Avenue Tuesday night. Surrey RCMP S.Sgt. Joe Johal said police were called to the scene about...
View ArticleUnion says government hiding information about jail violence
The union representing B.C.’s corrections officers wants to know what the government is hiding in a heavily censored report on prison violence in the province. The B.C. Government and Service Employees...
View ArticleLong-time gang associate fights deportation order (with video)
To police Jimi Sandhu is a violent gang associate who they warned the public about earlier this year after a murder charge against him was stayed. To Sandhu and his supporters, he’s just a guy who’s...
View ArticleIHIT appealing for information in Surrey slaying
Homicide investigators still don’t have a motive in the targeting murder last month of Surinderpal Hehar in Surrey. The longshoreman and community volunteer had just been picked up for work when the...
View ArticleJudge orders forfeiture of proceeds from pot growing property
A B.C. judge has ordered the forfeiture of half the proceeds from a rural property linked to prolific pot grower Colin Hugh Martin. Martin pleaded guilty last year to production of a controlled...
View ArticleSurrey shooting had schools on lock-down
Surrey RCMP is investigating a shooting in the 12700-block of 67B Avenue that left area schools on lock-down Monday. Cpl. Scotty Schumann said officers responded to a call about possible shots being...
View ArticleVPD introduces app for public to access crime data (with video)
If you want to check the number of car break-ins in a neighbourhood before deciding where to park, Vancouver Police has a tool for you. The VPD released a new public database called Geodash Tuesday,...
View ArticleFraser Valley gangster charged after CFSEU investigation
A well-known Fraser Valley gangster and two associates are facing drug trafficking charges after an investigation that spanned months by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. Chilliwack...
View ArticlePort Metro Vancouver cuts funding to integrated policing unit
A specialized police unit that investigates crime on the waterfront will be cut by almost a third after Port Metro Vancouver axed $400,000 a year of its funding. The cut takes effect Jan. 1, meaning...
View ArticleLongshore worker fights to get security clearance back
A Metro Vancouver longshoreman says the federal Transport Minister unfairly revoked his security clearance over unsubstantiated allegations of criminal associations including a handshake with a Hells...
View ArticleSean Doak pleads guilty in Seattle
A B.C. man who fought his extradition to the U.S. for years has pleaded guilty to having a leadership role in a massive helicopter drug smuggling operation. Sean William Doak, 41, appeared in a Seattle...
View ArticleGreek gang killers lose round in B.C. appeal court
Three members of the Greeks gangs trying to overturn their 2012 murder convictions have lost a round in the B.C. Court of Appeal. The trio of Peter Manolakos, Leslie Podolski and Sheldon O’Donnell had...
View ArticleMore arrests in Surrey gang conflict
Six more men believed to be involved in the Surrey gang conflict are facing charges after a violent attack earlier this month. Surrey RCMP said they were notified Dec. 5 that a man was being assaulted,...
View ArticleShakiel Basra arrested after 3 months on the run
Since September, Delta resident Shakiel Basra has been one of Metro Vancouver’s most wanted men, facing a series of charges for two violent attacks. And he’s alleged to have a role in the raging gang...
View ArticleUN gang associate sentenced to 8.5 years for T-Barz shooting
United Nations gang associate Aram Ali was like a mercenary for hire when shot up a rival’s vehicle outside a crowded strip club almost seven years ago, a B.C. Supreme Court judge said Friday. Justice...
View ArticleSophon Sek gets less than a year for Surrey Six role
A drug trafficker who helped the Surrey Six killers access the apartment where the slaughter took place was handed less than a year in jail Friday. Sophon Sek was originally facing a manslaughter...
View ArticleSurrey suspect Karanjit Randhawa arrested Friday
Surrey RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann says a man wanted in connection with a violent incident Dec. 5 has now been arrested. Karanjit Randhawa, 27, who is facing a series of charges with several other men,...
View ArticleHomicide investigators busy in 2015
From a gangland execution in North Delta Jan. 2 to the slaying of a man in Maple Ridge on Dec. 19, the year has been a busy one for Lower Mainland homicide investigators. Sixty people were murdered or...
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