UN gangster Dan Russell gets 12 years in Bacon conspiracy
A high-ranking member of the United Nations gang was sentenced Friday to 12 years for his part in the mistaken slaying of Jonathan Barber and for plotting to kill the notorious Bacon brothers. But...
View ArticleAbby drug smuggler charged with 2009 murder of his wife
An Abbotsford man with a history of drug smuggling has been charged in the 2009 murder of his 40-year-old wife. Iqbal Singh Gill, 49, was arrested Friday and charged with first degree murder of...
View ArticleCharges laid in Vancouver murder of teen Manraj Akalirai
Two young Vancouver men are now facing charges in the grisly slaying of 19-year-old Manraj Akalirai in January. Amritpal Dhillon, 20, has been charged with second degree murder and 18-year-old...
View ArticleFemale UBC student assaulted in Pacific Spirit Park
The RCMP is looking for a suspect after a female student was attacked while jogging in Pacific Spirit Regional Park April 1. The 18-year old was in the park, near trail three, between 6:30 and 6:45...
View ArticlePolice announce new strategies after another gang slaying in Surrey
B.C.’s anti-gang policing agency plans to release the names of as many gangsters as possible as part of a new strategy to combat deadly organized crime violence across the province. Chief Supt. Dan...
View ArticleSurrey residents convicted of ecstasy smuggling
Two Surrey residents have been convicted of attempting to smuggle ecstasy to Australia through Vancouver Airport three years ago. Nadine Fayann Prevost, 33, and Michel Andre Tremblay, 46, were found to...
View ArticleSurrey killer loses appeal in 2006 fatal stabbing of co-worker
A man who fatally stabbed a co-worker in 2006 after a dispute over carpooling has lost an appeal of his latest second degree murder conviction. Two years ago, Gurpal Singh Brar was found guilty of...
View ArticleShooting at Haney Place Mall in Maple Ridge
A man has died after a shooting about 8 pm at Maple Ridge’s Haney Place Mall. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the file, Sgt. Jennifer Pound said in a tweet. Scan B.C. reported...
View ArticleFull patch Angel pleads guilty to trafficking cocaine
A full-patch member of the White Rock Hells Angels pleaded guilty in Surrey Provincial Court Tuesday to possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Brent Douglas Milne, 51, will remain on...
View ArticleWall Centre video showed horror of witnesses and key evidence
The looks on bystanders’ faces in the Sheraton Wall Centre lobby when the shots rang out said it all. “You can see on the video the reaction of terror of the patrons in the hotel,” Vancouver Police...
View ArticleBrassington quits RCMP after another charge laid against him
A disgraced Mountie charged for his conduct during the Surrey Six murder investigation has now quit the force after being accused in a recent theft case. Derek Brassington voluntarily resigned...
View ArticleHundreds attend Widdifield funeral under watchful eye of police
Hundreds of family, friends and associates of slain gangster Craig Widdifield gathered in south Surrey Friday to remember the young father gunned down April 24. There was a heavy police presence at the...
View ArticlePolice say massive grow-op linked to the Hells Angels
The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit raided four rural Mission properties and found 10,000 marijuana plants – some of them in an underground bunker concealed with a fake horse paddock. Sgt....
View ArticleWife looks for answers after husband’s suicide in Kent prison
Kim Lahn wept uncontrollably Monday as she thumbed through photographs of family outings with husband Jesse in March. “This one is in Stanley Park. That’s on Lonsdale Quay,” she said, as her young...
View ArticleNorth Van trucker gets 12 years for U.S. conspiracy linked to HA
A North Vancouver trucker convicted of smuggling pot for a criminal group linked to the Hells Angels was sentenced in Seattle Tuesday to 12 years in prison. James Postlethwaite, 60, was convicted in...
View ArticleMurdered Mission man lived next door to targeted UN gangster
A Mission man gunned down in 2007 was living next door to a targeted United Nations gangster and was killed by mistake, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team revealed Thursday. Sgt. Jennifer...
View ArticleIHIT on the scene of Colony Farm slaying
Homicide investigators have closed off a popular trail at Coquitlam’s Colony Farm park after a body was found Sunday afternoon. Coquitlam RCMP arrived at the scene first about 4 p.m. and determined the...
View ArticleCoquitlam murder victim identified as Clifford Devitt
A transient Maple Ridge man who routinely travelled around the area by bicycle has been identified as the Lower Mainland’s latest murder victim. The body of Clifford Arthur Devitt, 44, was found Sunday...
View ArticlePolice say Hells Angels violating traffic laws on Vancouver Island ride
Biker cops pulled over dozens of Hells Angels on Vancouver Island Saturday afternoon. Sgt. Lindsey Houghton, of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement, said CFSEU, along with RCMP officers on...
View ArticlePolice believe Richmond man may have been killed
Homicide investigators are asking for the public’s help to find out what happened to missing Richmond resident Kiem Cuong (Steven) Yip. Yip’s concerned family called police Monday saying he had not...
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