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REAL SCOOP: Murder victim Sukh Deo was facing drug charges in Ontario: UPDATED
UPDATED THURSDAY NIGHT: Toronto Police finally confirmed Thursday what The Sun first reported Tuesday – that it was in fact Sukh Deo who was gunned down in a busy area of mid-town Toronto. There are...
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REAL SCOOP: Sean Doak to learn his fate in Seattle courtroom Friday – UPDATED...
UPDATE – Doak was sentenced to seven years today (I was off so am just posting the release from the U.S. Attorney’s office.) CANADIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER WHO FOUGHT EXTRADITION FOR YEARS SENTENCED TO 7...
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REAL SCOOP: Gang associate with violent history shot to death in Burnaby
I attended the scene of the latest Metro Vancouver murder this morning. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed that the victim is 29-year-old Christopher Hurtado, convicted in 2011 of...
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REAL SCOOP: Charges laid six years after fatal shooting in Abbotsford
Readers often comment on the high number of unsolved murders – particularly when there are gang members involved either as victims or suspects. Homicide detectives often say these cases can take years...
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REAL SCOOP: IHIT looking for suspect vehicle in Sandhu murder
Suspect vehicle Homicide investigators are looking for a vehicle in connection with the June 4 murder of Richmond businessman Amarjit Sandhu. The vehicle has been described as a gold or silver...
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REAL SCOOP: Closing arguments in the Hells Angels and friends trial begin today
Stay tuned for the Crown’s closing arguments in the trial of Hells Angels David Giles, Brian Oldham and associates James Howard, Michael Read and Shawn Womacks. After a month-long break, the trial...
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REAL SCOOP: Defence lawyer begins closing in cocaine conspiracy linked to...
There is no direct evidence of the involvement of an Okanagan man in a conspiracy to import cocaine that led to the arrest of two Hells Angels, his lawyer said Tuesday, Joven Narwal began his closing...
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REAL SCOOP: Long-time trafficker ran businesses and drug labs
Back from a fabulous cycling trip in Europe and re-opening the Real Scoop for your comments. I thought I would post a couple of stories that ran while I was away about Frederic Wilson, a career...
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REAL SCOOP: Hells Angels clubhouses frozen pending civil case
After almost nine years, the civil forfeiture case between the Hells Angels and the B.C. government is on the final stretch to a 2017 trial date. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barry Davies has issued many...
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REAL SCOOP: West Point Hells Angel mourned by fellow bikers, friends
Several people contacted me about the recent death of West Point Hells Angel Bjorn Sylvest, who died on a houseboat on Shuswap Lake on July 3. The coroner is investigating. But the death is not...
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REAL SCOOP: Former White Rock Hells Angel wanted by police again
I remember when news broke in 2006 that a member of the White Rock Hells Angels had been charged with trying to take a gun through airport security. It was pretty surprising that anyone would attempt...
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REAL SCOOP: Long-time Hells Angel loses appeal; Clubhouse a Pokemon Go gym
There has been a lot of Hells Angels news this week involving both current members and past members. I reported on the sudden death of West Point member Bjorn Sylvest and the fact that former White...
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REAL SCOOP: Man seriously injured in Abbotsford shooting early Saturday
Abbotsford Police are investigating a shooting that left a young man in hospital with serious injuries. Const. Ian MacDonald said that about 2:10 a.m. Saturday Abbotsford Police “received several 911...
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REAL SCOOP: Murdered man had no link to gang conflict that killed him
I have been working on a follow-up story today about the fatal shooting in Surrey Saturday night. We have now been given some details about the man killed. He had no criminal history and not believed...
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REAL SCOOP: Glenn Sheck fights extradition to US on money laundering charges
Back in 2013, I broke the story when Glenn Sheck got charged in the U.S. with money laundering. He had already been in the news after being charged with possession of a loaded Glock in a Surrey...
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VPD says teen murdered last year was 'innocent child'
A year ago, a 15-year-old East Vancouver teen was murdered at his own home. Vancouver police said very little at the time, except that Jason Nguyen was not known to them and that the death may have...
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REAL SCOOP: Hells Angels trial wraps up in Vancouver
The conspiracy trial of Kelowna Hells Angels David Giles, Brian Oldham and associates James Howard, Shawn Womacks and Michael Read started in February. And on Wednesday, it wrapped up with some closing...
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REAL SCOOP: Another in-custody death in a B.C. jail
I have tried to stay on top of the issues related to violence and suicide in provincial jails over the last few years. Certainly the inmate-on-inmate violence and inmate-on-staff violence has increased...
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REAL SCOOP: UN gangster charged with plotting to kill Bacons denied bail
There have already been so many convictions in the massive investigation into the plot to kill the Bacon brothers in 2008 and 2009. United Nations gangsters and associates Barzan Tillo-Choli, Yong Sung...
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REAL SCOOP: Sean Kelly latest victim of Surrey gang war
Surrey’s latest murder victim was well-known to police for his involvement in the drug trade. Sean Christopher Kelly, 27, was shot to death July 31 about 8:20 p.m. in the 13900-block of Antrim Road....
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