Wounded Mountie in critical condition; suspect arrested – UPDATED
Kamloops RCMP have arrested a suspect after an officer was shot during a traffic stop early Wednesday morning. Supt. Brad Mueller said the 36-year-old man has not yet been charged and therefore police...
View ArticleKenny Knutson charged in Kamloops Mountie shooting
A 36-year old convicted killer has been charged with the attempted murder of Kamloops Mountie Cpl. Jean Rene Michaud. Kenneth Michael Knutson, who’s well-known to police across the Lower Mainland, was...
View ArticleVancouver Island man loses appeal of extradition order
A Vancouver Island man has lost his appeal of an extradition order to the U.S. on charges he smuggled ecstasy and pot into Washington State seven years ago. Ian Alan Thornett, 48, claimed on appeal...
View ArticleSurrey mom charged with killing eight-year old daughter – UPDATED
A troubled 41-year-old Surrey mom has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of her young daughter Wednesday. Lisa Batstone appeared in Surrey Provincial Court Thursday and was remanded in...
View ArticleSupreme Court of Canada says police can search cell phones
In a split ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that police will be allowed to search a suspect’s cell phone after an arrest, but only for limited purposes. Canada’s highest court was split...
View ArticleNotorious Mexican cartels have set up shop in Vancouver
Infamous Mexican cartels like Sinaloa and La Familia have sent representatives to the Lower Mainland to broker drug deals with local gangs, The Vancouver Sun has learned. A Sun investigation has...
View ArticleNo apologies or remorse from Surrey Six killers as they’re sentenced to life
The gangland murder conspiracy that led to the Surrey Six slaughter was “so dangerous, so callous and so fraught with risk that it in fact resulted in six deaths rather than one,” a B.C. Supreme Court...
View ArticleCartel Connection part 2: Dirty money and a successful sting
Ariel Julian Savein would drive to classes at Vancouver’s Point Grey secondary a decade ago in his father’s green BMW. In his 2003 graduation yearbook, Savein thanked his parents and teachers for...
View ArticleSiavash Askari turns himself in on outstanding warrant
Gangster Siavash Askari turned himself in at the Vancouver Provincial Court house last week. He was wanted for allegedly violating a court-ordered condition not to travel to B.C. after arriving in the...
View ArticleMounties still looking for suspects in stabbing of HA associates
Surrey RCMP is hoping someone will recognize three “persons of interest” in the stabbing of two Hells Angels associates inside a nightclub earlier this month. Police released video of the suspect trio...
View ArticleLa Familia gang members arrested in Edmonton
Just two days after The Vancouver Sun finished a two-part series on Mexican cartels setting up shop in Vancouver and other parts of Canada, police in Alberta have announced the arrest of members of La...
View ArticleMerry Christmas and Happy New Year!
It’s been an eventful year on the Lower Mainland on the crime beat – from convictions in the Surrey Six murder case to the capture of accused UN gang killer Corey Vallee in Mexico in August. And IHIT...
View ArticleJustin Haevischer charged with accessory to murder in Surrey Six case
The brother of Surrey Six killer Cody Haevischer has been charged with accessory to murder after the fact in connection with the Oct. 19, 2007 slaughter of six men. Justin Lee Haevischer, 28, was...
View ArticleIHIT looking for information about Theoren Poitras murder
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is still looking for information to solve the fatal shooting in Richmond last October of Theoren Poitras. Poitras, who was known to police and believed to be...
View ArticleFatal shooting in Delta Friday night
Delta police say a man was killed Friday night in a targeted shooting in the 11800-block of 75A Avenue. Police announced bare bones details of the slaying on twitter and said no further information on...
View ArticleMurder victim was basketball star in high school years
He was once a basketball star for Tamanawis Secondary, earning the most valuable player award in a 2007 tournament organized by the Surrey RCMP. But it was a more dangerous game that led to Arundeep...
View ArticleGovernment violated biker’s rights in bid to deport him: Federal Court
A federal court has stopped a bid to deport an Italian-born Hells Angel from B.C., saying the government violated his rights by delaying the case for years. Carlo Fabbiano, a 57-year-old member of the...
View ArticleAccused drug smugglers caught crossing into B.C. with cocaine
Their camouflaged clothing wasn’t enough to get two accused drug smugglers across the border undetected last November. Mounties just released details of charges laid against the men two months ago....
View ArticleNo one injured in Richmond shooting Tuesday morning
Richmond RCMP officers are investigating a drive-by shooting on Garden City Road Tuesday morning. Acting Corporal Dennis Hwang said in a news released that no one was injured after shot were fired at a...
View ArticleGovernment going after cars allegedly used in Abby teen’s murder
The B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office wants to keep two vehicles it alleges were involved in a gang shootout that left an Abbotsford teen dead last October. In a statement of claim filed Dec. 22, the...
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