Former biker says crimes discussed at Hells Angels clubhouse
A former Hells Angel testified Thursday that members of the biker club would discuss some of their criminal activities at the Toronto clubhouse, but only after the business of their formal meetings was...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Former biker finishes testimony at civil forfeiture trial
David Atwell, a former Hells Angel who testified against Toronto gang members several years ago, has been giving evidence this week for the B.C. director of civil forfeiture in his attempt to get three...
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REAL SCOOP: Government settles suits for jail beatings
Jesse Margison was a well-known young gangster with a violent history when he was attacked in North Fraser Pretrial in 2012. The injuries he suffered were so severe that he has permanent brain damage...
View ArticleFormer biker brought from prison to testify at Hells Angels case
A founding member of the Nanaimo Hells Angels suggested Friday that he had been unfairly convicted in an extortion case because of his membership in the notorious biker club. Robert “Fred” Widdifield...
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REAL SCOOP: Ex-Angel has chippy exchange with govt lawyer
Fred Widdifield was clearly not happy to be brought from prison to testify for the Director of Civil Forfeiture in its case against his former biker gang. He had a few testy exchanges with Brent...
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Federal court stays order releasing convicted UN gang gunman
Over the last three weeks, convicted gangster gunman Aram Ali has twice been ordered released from a Metro Vancouver immigration jail. But the United Nations associate remains behind bars because the...
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Fatal flashpoint: Gurmit Dhak's 2010 murder ignited a gang war that's still...
When Independent Soldiers founder Randy Naicker stopped outside a Starbucks on a warm June afternoon six years ago, he had no idea that a rival gang had fixed a tracking device to his SUV. Despite...
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REAL SCOOP: Years of violent retaliation before Kelowna plea deal this month
I spent the last few days piecing together this weekend feature about all the murders and shootings that are believed to be linked to the conflict between the so-called Dhak-Duhre-UN group and the Wolf...
View ArticleAir India terrorist can skip counselling: Parole Board of Canada
The only man convicted in the 1985 Air India bombing can skip future counselling sessions even though a psychologist says he has “made minimal gains in therapy,” the Parole Board of Canada has ruled....
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Man killed in targeted Langley shooting
Homicide investigators have been called in after a man was shot to death at a gas station just off the highway at 232 Street in Langley Tuesday evening. Police also found another torched vehicle...
View ArticleVancouver police's anti-gang operation leads to seven arrests
A violent Lower Mainland gang was contracting itself out to commit murders for larger, more-established organized crime groups, Vancouver Police Supt. Mike Porteous said Thursday. But the “Gill group”,...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Jones pleads guilty to 2nd murder conspiracy
Less than two weeks after Michael Jones admitted to his role in the conspiracy to kill Jonathan Bacon, he has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill Independent Soldiers founder Randy Naicker. My colleague...
View ArticleMetro Vancouver's latest murder victim killed a decade after his brother's...
Ten years after his brother was killed in Surrey, 31-year-old Amanjot Hans has been identified as the region’s latest murder victim. Hans was shot to death at a Langley gas station Tuesday evening...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Young gangsters charged in murder conspiracy
Several young gangsters who Vancouver police say were particularly violent are now facing 20 serious charges from conspiracy to commit murder to possession of prohibited firearms and conspiracy to...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: More violence with double shooting/murder
Vancouver Police are investigating a double-shooting that sent two people to hospital early Friday. Const. Jason Doucette said in a news release that the targeted shooting happened about 6 a.m. in a...
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Washington police announce arrest in 1987 murder of Victoria couple
Family members of two young Victoria sweethearts murdered 31 years ago expressed relief and gratitude Friday after a Washington man was arrested in connection with their brutal slayings. William Earl...
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REAL SCOOP: DNA match leads to arrest in 1987 double-murder
It was just last month that we were reminded of the horrific details of the 1987 murders of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook. The case had gone unsolved for more than 30 years. Until this week....
View ArticleVancouver man acquitted of gun charges after judge says police violated his...
A Vancouver police search of a Yaletown apartment that resulted in the seizure of an illegal AK-47, two Ruger guns, a silencer and ammunition violated the Charter rights of the condo resident, a B.C....
View ArticleCoquitlam fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 16 years in prison
A major Coquitlam fentanyl trafficker, who sold more than 50,000 of the deadly pills in a year, was sentenced Friday to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug and firearms charges. B.C....
View ArticleUN gang associate released pending deportation to Iraq
A Federal Court judge has ruled that a United Nations gang associate should be allowed out of immigration detention pending his deportation to Iraq. Chief Judge Paul Crampton sided with two immigration...
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