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REAL SCOOP: Hundreds attend service for Hells Angel Chad Wilson
Chad Wilson was found murdered under the Golden Ears bridge four weeks ago. His biker brothers attended a church not far from that bridge Saturday to remember the long-time Hells Angel. Heres’s my...
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Surrey mayor says he was unaware of new Hells Angels clubhouse
Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum says he had no idea that the Hells Angels had opened a clubhouse in his city, even after a pledge from police several years ago that the biker gang would not be allowed to...
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REAL SCOOP: Mayor concerned about Hardside clubhouse
Just a few years ago, former Surrey top cop Bill Fordy pledged to stop the Hells Angels from opening a clubhouse in that city. Yet, the bikers’ newest chapter did move into a clubhouse some time in the...
View ArticleUN gang hitman sentenced to two life terms for deadly violence
United Nations gang hitman Cory Vallee was handed two life sentences Friday for conspiracy to kill rivals in the Red Scorpion gang, as well as the deadly shooting of Kevin LeClair in a Langley parking...
View ArticleMan acquitted after brawl outside Vancouver strip club
A Vancouver man has been acquitted of aggravated assault after striking two people with a metal post outside a downtown strip club last year. Vancouver Provincial Court Judge Wilson Lee said he...
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Charges stayed in another major B.C. case
Charges have been quietly stayed in another major B.C. case allegedly linked to the international drug trade. In Oct. 2017, the RCMP announced two Metro Vancouver residents had been charged with...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Vallee sentenced to two life terms for UN violence
Sorry for keeping the blog shut down for an extra couple of weeks. I did work some over the holidays but didn’t post the stories on the blog, So now that I’m back at work, I will post the older stories...
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REAL SCOOP: Second major organized crime case dropped
There has been a lot of coverage since the massive money laundering case, dubbed E-Pirate, was dropped recently. Police believe the former Richmond money exchange was laundering up tens of millions for...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Devil's Army boss released on bail in murder case
Devil’s Army president Richard “Ricky” Alexander has been released on $600,000 bail after being charged last year with first-degree murder. Alexander was granted bail after a hearing in B.C. Supreme...
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Witness at El Chapo trial says he hired Canadian Hells Angels to carry out hit
A key government witness at the trial of Mexican Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman testified in New York this week that he met with Canadian Hells Angels on behalf of the cartel to...
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REAL SCOOP: Canadian Hells Angels agreed to do hit for El Chapo, trial hears
There has been several references to Canadian cartel connections at the New York trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman including testimony by his former “right-hand man” this week that the man hired...
View ArticleHundreds attend special Saturday jury selection for Jamie Bacon trial
Hundreds of potential jurors for the upcoming Jamie Bacon trial gathered Saturday at the Vancouver Law Courts for a rare weekend sitting. There were so many who received notices for the Feb. 4 trial...
View ArticleUltimate respect as B.C. gang squad media officer Kirk is laid to rest
Hundreds of family and friends gathered at Delta’s Riverside Funeral Home Saturday to pay final respects to retired Abbotsford Police Sgt. Shinder Kirk. Kirk, 59, died Dec. 22 in a two-vehicle...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Bacon jury selection begins at Vancouver Law Courts
I was the only reporter at the Vancouver Law Courts Saturday for the beginning of the jury selection process for Jamie Bacon’s upcoming trial. It was fairly extraordinary event – more potential jurors...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Retired gang squad media officer laid to rest
I remember that I was out Christmas shopping last month when someone texted me about the sad news that Shinder Kirk had been killed in a car accident. It was devastating to hear. Shinder was the former...
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Guards charged with assaulting prisoner in Maple Ridge jail where many with...
Four guards from the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre will appear in Port Coquitlam provincial court on Monday charged with assault causing bodily harm for an alleged attack on an prisoner more than...
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REAL SCOOP: Guards charged with assaulting inmate in Fraser Regional
It is unusual when correctional officers face charges in connection with their daily interactions with inmates in B.C. jails. Four guards are in jail today, charged with assault causing bodily harm for...
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Cannabis edibles seller says he knows who used his company name to distribute...
A Vancouver man who sells cannabis edibles online says he has figured out who used his company name to distribute pot-laced candies outside a trade show earlier this month. Adam Osborne, owner of...
View ArticleSUN RUN: Off-season injuries don't have to keep you from training
It’s my fifth year in my amazing Sun Run clinic at Vancouver’s Hillcrest community centre. Those of us who’ve been attending for years have gotten to know each other pretty well and try to keep up the...
View ArticleFormer accused in B.C. money laundering case file defence in civil forfeiture...
Two Vancouver residents linked to an unlicensed Richmond money business say police violated their Charter rights while conducting searches of their offices in October 2015. And Caixuan Qin, a director...
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