B.C. man pleads guilty in helicopter drug-smuggling case
A B.C. man who fought extradition to the U.S. for years has now pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana, ecstasy and cocaine. James Gregory Cameron, 51, worked with a group of B.C....
View ArticleSurrey crack shack killer loses appeal of murder conviction
A man convicted of murder in a 2006 baseball bat beating death at a Surrey crack shack has lost his appeal. Khalid Damien Arnaout had argued on appeal that the jurors should have concluded that the...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Convicted killer tried to blame LeClair
A Surrey man convicted in a crack shack murder dating back to 2006 tried to blame the crime on the late gangster Kevin LeClair. But the B.C. Court of Appeal wasn’t buying the arguments made on behalf...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Final defendant pleads guilty in heli-smuggling case
It has been years since I first reported on the helicopter drug smuggling charges laid against Colin Martin, Sean Doak and other B.C. men. Now the last of the defendants who was still before the...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Abby shooting leaves one dead, one wounded
One man is dead and a second wounded after a shooting Saturday night in Abbotsford. Abbotsford police were called to a residence in the 2000-block of Wilerose Street after reports of shots fired....
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Police probe leads to dozens of charges against Red Scorpion, Kang gangsters
A major Vancouver police investigation has led to dozens of charges against members of the notorious Kang gang and their Red Scorpion associates, Postmedia News has learned. During the investigation,...
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REAL SCOOP: Kangs, Red Scorpions charged after massive investigation
Sorry I am late reopening comments. I was digging into this case of arrests of significant Kang and Red Scorpion members after a major gang investigation headed by the Vancouver Police Department....
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Metro Vancouver cops send 'strong message' with Project Territory gang roundup
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the arrest of 14 gangsters linked to the Red Scorpions and the Kang group “sends a very strong message” to those caught up in organized crime in B.C....
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REAL SCOOP: Police say gang arrests will reduce violence
At a news conference Friday, police announced the results of the major gang investigation started last year and reported on in today’s newspaper. Here’s my latest story: Metro Vancouver cops send...
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B.C. gangster charged with aggravated assault after lakeside beating
A longtime member of the Independent Soldiers gang has been charged with aggravated assault after a man was beaten with a golf club at a lake in the Okanagan Saturday. Jody Archie York, 43, appeared in...
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Delta Police announce more charges against Red Scorpions
The charges are mounting against members of the Red Scorpion gang and their associates. Delta Police announced Tuesday that seven men linked to the notorious gang are facing dozens of additional...
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REAL SCOOP: Jody York charged after golf club beating
Jody York hasn’t been on the Real Scoop for years, but I certainly reported on him starting about a decade ago when his Langley house was shot up. Then I followed his prosecution in the U.S. Now the...
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REAL SCOOP: More charges against Red Scorpions announced
Delta Police have released the results of an undercover operation that has led to even more charges against the Red Scorpion gang, infamous for the brutal Surrey Six slayings. Here’s my latest story:...
View ArticleJamie Bacon's trial delayed again, set for Nov. 5
The trial of gangster Jamie Bacon on a charge of counselling to commit murder has been delayed again. Bacon had been set to go to trial on the charge, which dates back to New Year’s Eve 2008, next...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Bacon trial delayed again
Here is an update on the upcoming Bacon trial: Jamie Bacon’s trial delayed again, set for Nov. 5 ‘The current trial date was no longer viable as a result of ongoing pre-trial issues.’ KIM BOLAN...
View ArticleMetro Vancouver man with gang links slain in Mexico
A West Vancouver man associated with the Hells Angels has been shot to death in Mexico, Postmedia News has learned. Guiseppe Bugge, 42, died in a hail of bullets Thursday night at a posh shopping...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: West Vancouver man shot to death in Mexico
I got a tip about this murder in Guadalajara late Thursday of a man well-known to police on the Lower Mainland. Guiseppe Bugge, also known as Benny, had been linked to the drug trade in B.C. for years...
View ArticleSurrey man charged after police hit with bear spray
A young Surrey man is facing several charges after officers from B.C.’s anti-gang agency spotted a stolen car in Surrey and attempted to pull it over. Sgt. Brenda Winpenny, of the Combined Forces...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Crown seeking 12 years for attempt on Damion Ryan's life
My colleague Keith Fraser covered the first day Thursday of the sentencing hearing of the young man who tried to kill a Hells Angel at Vancouver Airport in 2015. The Crown is seeking a 12-year sentence...
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Gang murders linked to internal disputes, conflicts in prison
The night before Matthew Navas-Rivas was shot to death in east Vancouver last month, he was enjoying himself with other members of the Brothers Keepers gang on a boat cruise around the Vancouver...
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