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REAL SCOOP: Sisters caught glimpse of driver in suspect SUV
There were more “civilian” witnesses at the trial of Jujhar Khun-Khun, Michael Jones and Jason McBride today. These are people who just happened to be near the scene of the Jonathan Bacon murder on...
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REAL SCOOP: Crime scene video shows shooting carnage
A retired RCMP forensic identification specialist testified Wednesday at the trial of Jujhar Khun-Khun, Jason McBride and Michael Jones. Cora Malewski described the work she did collecting evidence...
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REAL SCOOP: Video of Bacon shooting played at trial
Crown prosecutor Martin Nadon introduced a series of surveillance videos Thursday at the murder trial of Jujhar Khun-Khun, Michael Jones and Jason McBride. They came from various security cameras...
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REAL SCOOP: IHIT investigating Langley slaying
Homicide investigators are probing a targeted murder at a popular Langley restaurant. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a man was killed and a second wounded at the Browns’ Socialhouse at...
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REAL SCOOP: Longshoreman loses court battle over security pass
Arun Randhawa doesn’t think its fair that he can’t get a security pass to work on the Vancouver waterfront just because his brother are convicted drug smugglers. But the Federal Court of Canada has...
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REAL SCOOP: Greeks gang members appeal murder convictions
Five years after they were convicted of first-degree murder for a series of brutal gangland slayings, members of Vernon’s notorious Greeks gang are having their appeals heard at the Vancouver Law...
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REAL SCOOP: IHIT seeks witnesses in targeted murder
Homicide investigators released the identity of the man killed in Langley Friday night. He is former Campbell River resident Tyler Joseph Pastuck. The other man injured in the shooting is Kyle Gianis,...
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REAL SCOOP: Colin Martin loses appeal of extradition case
Colin Martin was first charged almost eight years ago with drug smuggling in Washington state. The U.S. then began extradition proceedings, resulting in a B.C. Supreme Court hearing in 2014. At the end...
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REAL SCOOP: Suspected overdose victim was gang trafficker
There have been so many over dose victims across the province this year. So it’s not surprising that even mid-level drug traffickers can die from the product they have been peddling. Dustin Wadsworth,...
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REAL SCOOP: IHIT investigating murder near Squamish
Homicide cops have been called in to investigate after a man’s body was found in a burned vehicle near Squamish earlier this month. Squamish RCMP Cpl. Sascha Banks said officers responded to a...
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REAL SCOOP: Judge rules evidence allowed in Bacon murder trial
There was a ruling handed down this week by the judge presiding over the Bacon murder trial allowing evidence obtained in connection with another investigation to be used against Jason McBride in the...
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REAL SCOOP: Surrey RCMP investigating brazen shooting
Two men were injured in Surrey Sunday afternoon after two gunmen opened fire on their white sedan in a quiet residential neighbourhood. The men made their way to hospital after fleeing in the scene of...
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REAL SCOOP: More Abbotsford arrests linked to gang war
Abbotsford gang cops have made more arrests of suspects linked to the regional gang conflict. Abbotsford Police Staff Sgt. Judy Bird said in a news release that two young men were picked up for...
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REAL SCOOP: Hells Angel David Giles dies months after record sentence – UPDATED
Here is my updated story about David Giles, who was a Hells Angel for 35 years. His status in the club he loved was unclear at the time of his death Saturday in an Abbotsford hospital. “Normand (Biff)...
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REAL SCOOP: Murder charges dropped in gang case
It is very unusual to have murder charges stayed – or dropped – in B.C. But that’s exactly what happened recently in the case of two Edmonton men who had been charged with first-degree murder in the...
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REAL SCOOP: HA grows after failed attempts at criminal organization conviction
After almost three weeks in South America, I am back at work as of today and the Real Scoop is open again for commenting. My feature on the lack of a criminal organization conviction against the B.C....
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REAL SCOOP: Longshoreman gets 7 years for drug smuggling
I have written a few stories over the last two years about a trio of longshoremen brothers. Alexis was convicted in California in 2008 of possessing 107 kilos of cocaine. When released, he got his job...
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REAL SCOOP: Surrey man gets 13 years in U.S. prison for drug smuggling
Kevin Kerfoot had all the advantages growing up on the Lower Mainland. But the 53-year-old Surrey man still decided on a life of crime. And now he will spend 13 years in a U.S. prison after being...
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REAL SCOOP: Trafficker wins appeal due to deportation risk
I have written a few stories over the last few months about non-Canadians with criminal records facing deportation. Some are serious criminals who garner little public sympathy. Others have more minor...
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REAL SCOOP: New Solicitor-General says gang violence battle a priority
I had a chance Friday to interview new Solicitor General Mike Farnworth. He spoke about making gang violence a top priority for police and undertaking a review of all existing programs to see if...
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