Red Scorpion killer Albert Jackman loses appeal
Two killers with links to the Red Scorpion gang have lost an appeal of their 2011 convictions in a Langley murder case. Albert Jackman, a member of the notorious gang, was convicted of first degree...
View ArticleNinderjit Singh gets 16 years before possibility of parole
After more than 14 years, the family of murdered teen Poonam Randhawa can finally move forward after the man who gunned her down was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday with no hope of parole for 16...
View ArticleNathan Hall now charged in U.S. after alleged border shooting
The subject of a cross-border manhunt after a dramatic shooting last week has now been charged in Washington state with drug smuggling and possession of a firearm. Nathan John Hall, 35, was arrested at...
View ArticleRCMP wants information after Burnaby shooting early Friday
Burnaby RCMP is looking for information after a young man was shot outside a restaurant just after 1 a.m.Friday. The 23-year-old, who is known to police, was hit in the leg several times and is now in...
View ArticleVPD arrest four men linked to United Nations drug ring
Vancouver Police have arrested four men they say are linked to a drug network operated by the notorious United Nations gang. The men were picked up Thursday as police executed search warrants at three...
View ArticleDan Russell guilty pleas delayed until Tuesday
High-ranking United Nations gangster Daniel Russell was supposed to plead guilty in B.C. Supreme Court Monday to conspiracy to kill the Bacon brothers, as well as manslaughter. But the appearance has...
View ArticleUN’s Dan Russell guilty of manslaughter, conspiracy to kill Bacons: UPDATE
The father of a young man gunned down by mistake in a 2008 gangland shooting told reporters Tuesday that “it’s still very painful and raw.” Michael Barber spoke briefly outside a high-security...
View ArticleDrug trafficking arrests in Abby, Delta and in Greater Victoria
Three Vancouver Island men who police say used violence in the local drug trade have been arrested by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. Police seized guns and drugs during searches...
View ArticleThird Shooting in Burnaby in 10 days
Burnaby RCMP is investigating a third shooting in just 10 days. The latest “shots fired” incident occurred around 7 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the Old Orchard Shopping Complex, at the corner of...
View ArticleKiller who severed victim’s head loses latest appeal
A man convicted twice of a brutal 2001 drug killing and dismemberment has lost his latest appeal in the gruesome case. The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that there was no error made by B.C....
View ArticleUN 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, 50, was arrested Friday and charged over the weekend with first degree...
View ArticleDhak gang associates charged with trafficking in Richmond
Three men with links to the Dhak gang are facing trafficking charges after Richmond RCMP says it broke up a local drug ring. Anees Mohammed, Imran Khan and Aimal Ameeri are all facing several counts...
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 ArticleTargeted slaying in south Surrey Wednesday evening UPDATE
Homicide investigators are on the scene of a fatal shooting in south Surrey that took place just before 7 pm Wednesday. The victim was shot several times outside the Steve Nash Fitness World and Sports...
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...
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