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Surrey Six abuse of process hearing moves into closed session
An abuse of process application alleging police misconduct in the Surrey Six murder investigation went behind closed doors Thursday afternoon to deal with issues surrounding a confidential informant in...
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One charged, more arrests expected in Craig Widdifield murder
A 20-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a targeted gangland slaying that rocked south Surrey last year. Brody Robert Paterson was arrested in Surrey early Friday morning and...
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Haevischer and Johnston would testify at hearing into misconduct: defence
Prosecutor Mark Levitz called the Surrey Six slayings “one of the biggest crimes of the century” Monday as he urged a judge to dismiss a defence motion to throw out the charges over alleged police...
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B.C. Courts and publication bans
As I reported last week, a lawyer for four former Surrey Six investigators applied for a publication ban that would have made it nearly impossible for the media to cover the proceedings last week about...
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Colin Martin may learn his sentence today for massive grow-op
Still fighting his extradition to the U.S. on drug charges, Colin Martin has pleaded guilty to production of marijuana for the purposes of trafficking in Canada. Federal Crown Sharon Steele wants...
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Tragic murder in Vancouver, one man charged
A woman was killed in an apparent domestic murder Saturday night on Vancouver’s westside. Vancouver Police have not yet released the identity of the victim. But Const. Brian Montague announced Sunday...
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Judge rejects application by Surrey Six killers to toss charges
A B.C. Supreme Court judge dismissed an application by Surrey Six killers Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston to stay their murder charges, but agreed their rights were violated by “egregious” police...
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Haevischer and Johnston sentencing set for Dec. 12
When killers Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston are sentenced next month for six counts of first-degree murder, there’s only one possible outcome: life behind bars with no parole eligibility for 25...
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Askari brothers back in B.C; warrant issued for Siavash
Police are concerned about possible gang violence after the return to B.C. of two well-connected brothers. Sgt. Lindsey Houghton said both Siavash and Sahand Askari are believed to have arrived on the...
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Independent Soldier Donnie Lyons loses stat release
A high-ranking member of the Independent Soldiers has been sent back to prison after being caught with three disguised criminals shortly after he was released from jail last August. The Parole Board of...
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Murder in Langley today; Charges in Sunday’s murder in Surrey
I’m trying to get information about a murder near 248th and Highway 1 in Langley today. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called out to the scene. We have no details beyond the fact...
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Richmond man pleads guilty in New York for buying rhino horns
A Richmond antiques dealer pleaded guilty in New York Tuesday to attempting to smuggle rhinoceros horns purchased from American undercover agents into Canada. Xiao Ju (Tony) Guan was arrested last May...
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Langley remains were “badly burned,” IHIT says
Human remains found in Langley Tuesday were badly burned, hindering the probe until an autopsy is done, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said Wednesday. Staff Sergeant Jennifer Pound said...
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Independent Soldier gang associate pleads guilty to gun, drug charges
A man linked to the Independent Soldiers gang has been handed a five-year sentence after pleading guilty to firearms and drug trafficking charges laid earlier this year. Arash (Monty) Younus, 31,...
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Chilliwack residents busted at border crossing with portable meth lab in car
Two Chilliwack residents are in trouble south of the border after crossing into the U.S. Sunday with meth-making chemicals and equipment in their 1994 Pontiac Grand Am. Calum James Buchanan, 41, and...
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Burned remains in Langley identified as Edmonton criminal David Thanh Lam
The burned human remains found in Langley Tuesday have been identified as those of Edmonton resident David Thanh Lam, 34. Staff Sergeant Jennifer Pound, of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team,...
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Ontario man charged with killing two B.C. girls in 1975 and 1978
Two little girls snatched while riding their bikes near their B.C. homes and murdered more than 35 years ago. Two mothers devastated at their losses and wondering if they would ever get justice. That...
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VPD arrest suspect in downtown shooting: UPDATE
Vancouver Police have arrested Gerry Ronald Pennell – a suspect in a shooting Monday evening near Hornby Street and Helmcken. Pennell was picked up Tuesday morning, less than an hour after VPD released...
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Accused child killer was convicted rapist in the 1970s
My colleague Lori Culbert was busy going through newspaper archives Monday to extract whatever information she could about Garry Handlen, charged with killing two young B.C. girls in the 1970s. With...
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Malik family and B.C. government still battling in court almost a decade...
Almost 10 years after Ripudaman Singh Malik was acquitted in the Air India bombing, the B.C. government and his family are still battling in court over the money used to pay his legal fees. The...
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