Woman wins appeal of drug convictions after Charter violations
A Surrey woman has won an appeal of drug trafficking and production convictions almost five years after RCMP found 413 marijuana plants inside her home. Francoise Yvonne Jones called 911 on Aug. 1,...
View ArticleHA ruling details intimidation tactics of Kelowna full-patch
A B.C. Supreme Court ruling released this week demonstrates the viciousness with which some Hells Angels attempt to intimidate members of the community. We learned last month that Kelowna full-patch...
View ArticleSpecial Prosecutor appointed in the case of home invasion targeting MLA’s son
The B.C. justice ministry has appointed a special prosecutor to oversee the case of four people charged after a home invasion last Saturday at the Abbotsford apartment of an MLA’s son. Crown spokesman...
View ArticleDrive-by shooting targeted passengers in Surrey taxi
A Surrey taxi driver was lucky to escape injury after a drive by shooting targeted four passengers in his cab Saturday night. Surrey RCMP said the incident happened about 10:50 pm on 102 A Avenue near...
View ArticleHells Angel associate denied bail in cocaine conspiracy case
A Hells Angels associate charged in a massive cocaine smuggling case has been denied bail in B.C. Supreme Court. Justice Gregory Bowden read his decision Monday morning, denying Kevin Van Kalkeren his...
View ArticleB.C. man charged in U.S. with gun smuggling
A Metro Vancouver man is facing gun smuggling charges in Washington state after being arrested last week with four firearms hidden in his vehicle as he tried to re-enter Canada. U.S. agents were...
View ArticleYoung woman shot in south Vancouver Tuesday evening
A young woman escaped serious injury when she was shot in a targeted attack near 52nd Avenue and St. George in south Vancouver Tuesday. Vancouver Police Const. Brian Montague said a 911 call came in...
View ArticleBurnaby man wanted for money laundering for cross-border drug gang
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a Burnaby man facing money laundering charges after a cross-border investigation into a Vietnamese organized crime group trafficking cocaine and ecstasy across...
View ArticleTeen charged with attempted murder in Tuesday night shooting
An 18 year old Vancouver man has been charged with attempted murder using a firearm after a shooting that left a young woman injured Tuesday night. Hartej Singh Kang was arrested by Vancouver Police...
View ArticleMargison still unfit to stand trial, B.C. Review Board says
A long-time gangster severely brain-damaged during an attack at North Fraser pre-trial jail last year remains unfit to stand trial in a kidnapping case, the B.C. Review Board has ruled. Jesse John...
View ArticleDouble shooting in Surrey Friday afternoon
Surrey RCMP is investigating a brazen shooting in a residential neighbourhood that left two young men wounded Friday afternoon. Sgt. Drew Grainger said witnesses reported a shoot-out between two...
View ArticleShooting victim linked to slain gangster Sandip Duhre
A young man critically wounded in a Surrey shooting Friday afternoon is the stepson of murdered gangster Sandip Duhre, The Vancouver Sun has learned. The young Surrey man and his friend were wounded...
View ArticleHappy B.C. Day Real Scoop Readers
Now that we have our summer weather back, I am heading out of town for a couple of days and closing comments while I am away, as I won’t have internet access to moderate them. So enjoy the sun and The...
View ArticleEx-GTS member gets three year sentence for loaded guns
Three years ago, Jacobi Farrell was bragging to the Gang Task Force about being a gangster in Prince George and warning cops to steer clear of him On Tuesday, the former member of the Game Tight...
View ArticleGangster Donnie Lyons has parole revoked after new charges
A high-ranking member of the Independent Soldiers gang recently had his parole revoked after he allegedly assaulted and threatened his common-law spouse. Donald Bryce Lyons, now 40, is due to appear in...
View ArticleNanaimo man convicted on gun charge after deadly shooting
A Nanaimo man originally charged with murder in a deadly 2010 shooting has been convicted of possessing a restricted firearm instead. Simon Philip Dockerill, 34, claimed he was only defending himself...
View ArticleSome gang-linked inmates can’t get into halfway house
Some gang-linked inmates in B.C. prisons have been unable to find placements at halfway houses — even when granted day parole, The Vancouver Sun has learned. On Thursday, the Parole Board of Canada...
View ArticleDeadly stabbings in Vancouver and Surrey
Young men are dead in both Surrey and Vancouver after deadly stabbings overnight. Both of the incidents occurred about 1 a.m. In Vancouver, a 17-year-old was critically wounded at the Japan House...
View ArticleWoman paralyzed in Kelowna shooting sues gangster trio
A young woman paralyzed in a Kelowna shooting two years ago is suing three gangsters charged in the case. Leah Hadden-Watts filed the suit against Jujhar Singh Khun-Khun, Michael Kerry Jones and Jason...
View ArticleCranbrook murder conspirators sentenced in Kamloops
Three Cranbrook men convicted in a complex murder plot were sentenced in Kamloops Friday to terms ranging from five and a half to 12 years. Lonnie Adams, Colin Correia, and Lorne Carry were all...
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