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Micheal Plante explains how he got close to the East End Hells Angels
In part two of my series about Micheal Plante, the man who spent 10 years of his life committed to the E-Pandora investigation and prosecutions, describes what he did to get close to the East End Hells...
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Greeks associate should get 20-25 years for role in two slayings
An associate of the Greeks gang convicted for his role in two killings should be sentenced to between 20 and 25 years in jail, B.C. Supreme Court heard Monday Douglas Brownell should get an eight to 10...
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IHIT on the scene of murder in Surrey
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was on the scene of another murder in Surrey Monday – the fifth in five days. IHIT’s Andrew MacIntosh said Surrey RCMP responded to 911 calls about 9:20 am,...
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Government goes after more cash from ex-Angel
For the second time in a week, the B.C. government has filed a suit against a former East End Hells Angel to keep cash seized by police and alleged to be proceeds of crime. The latest target of the...
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From confidential informant to key police agent: Plante’s dangerous assignment
In part three of my series on police agent Micheal Plante, he describes the challenges of working with police – first as an informant in July 2003 and later as a police agent wearing a wire for hours...
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Gang associate killed in Surrey survived Sept. 2011 shooting
He was lucky 16 months ago when he survived a targeted hit outside a Mr. Lube automotive centre in Coquitlam. But Jaskaran Singh Sandhu’s luck ran out this week when he was found slain on a rural...
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Micheal Plante becomes an “official friend” in the Hells Angels program
In part four of my series about police agent Micheal Plante, the infiltrator finally makes it into the Hells Angels program as “an official friend.” He is called into the meeting room at the East End...
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A police agent’s trials and tribulations
In part five of my series about police agent Micheal Plante, he describes the difficult months after he completed his undercover work with the East End Hells Angels. He struggled through months of...
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UN gangster Michael Newman should be convicted of murder: Crown
United Nations gangster Michael Newman should be convicted in a brutal 2004 murder because of strong forensic evidence and the fact he was later found with two guns used in the crime, prosecutor...
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RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson reflects on what E-Pandora accomplished
The final part in my series on police agent Micheal Plante is more of a look back by RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson and others involved in the historic investigation. Paulson was the RCMP inspector in...
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Hells Angels maintain lower public profile than in the past: CFSEU head
Hells Angels in B.C. have reduced their public profile in reaction to police probes targeting them, as well as to protect themselves from rivals’ attacks, the head of the Combined Forces Special...
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Abbotsford Police make record cocaine seizure
Abbotsford Police announced Monday that officers had made a record seizure of cocaine over the weekend. In a news release, Const. Ian MacDonald said the department’s patrol division came upon a man in...
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Verdict in Michael Newman murder trial to come Feb. 20th
A B.C. Supreme Court judge will deliver his verdict on Feb. 20th in the first-degree murder trial of United Nations gangster Michael Newman. Justice William Ehrcke has been hearing evidence since...
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Cocaine smuggler gets eight-year jail term from Cranbrook judge
A Calgary trucker caught smuggling nine kilograms of cocaine into B.C. from the U.S. has been handed an eight-year jail term. Douglas Ernesto Pocasangre, 48, was convicted in B.C. Supreme Court of...
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BC Liberal candidate Sukh Dhaliwal facing charges under the Income Tax Act
I found this story about charges against Sukh Dhaliwal while out at Surrey Provincial Court looking up some other files Wednesday. But given that he is being billed as a star candidate for the BC...
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Greeks boss gets life for one murder, 15 years minus time served for...
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bill Smart decried public gang violence Thursday as he sentenced Greeks boss Peter Manolakos to life in prison with no hope of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder. At...
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Sukh Dhaliwal resigns as Liberal candidate over tax charges
Sorry for being off this blog all day, but had several things on the go and had an event this evening. I spent the day working on a follow to the story I broke Wednesday night about former MP Sukh...
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Appeal court denies bail review to accused gun trafficker
A Prince George man facing 24 firearms charges has lost a bid to be released on bail pending trial. Jamie Hal Hammerstrom, 35, was charged last year with eight counts of possessing firearms for the...
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Man dies after assault on Commercial Drive Saturday morning: UPDATE
Vancouver Police have arrested a 27-year old after a man was fatally assaulted in East Vancouver just after 10:30 am Saturday morning. The suspect has not yet been charged. Sgt. Randy Fincham issued a...
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Accused gunman gets Queen’s Medal
Radio India owner Maninder Gill has yet to go to trial on gun charges laid in connection with an August 2010 shooting. But controversy is swirling after New Democrat MP Jinny Sims gave Gill one of...
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