Hells Angels lawyers argue undercover evidence inadmissible in civil case
An undercover police officer who discussed an international cocaine deal with Kelowna Hells Angel David Giles testified Tuesday that he never tried to steer Giles to specific answers during their 2012...
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Federal government appeals immigration order releasing convicted gang gunman
The Canadian government has appealed an immigration order allowing convicted B.C. gunman Aram Ali out of jail pending the gang associate’s deportation to his native Iraq. Last Friday, Immigration and...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: HA win exclusion of Giles trial intercepts
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barry Davies sided with lawyers for the Hells Angels Wednesday in ruling that comments back in 2012 that Angel David Giles made to undercover officers should not be admitted...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: IHIT wants info on victim's whereabouts before slaying
Homicide investigators want the public to help them determine what Surrey’s most recent murder victim was doing in the hours before he was killed. Integrated Homicide Investigation Team Cpl. Frank Jang...
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Guilty pleas entered in 2011 plot to kill gangster Jonathan Bacon
KELOWNA — Three gangsters stood up in B.C. Supreme Court here today and admitted their involvement in the 2011 plot to kill rival Red Scorpion Jonathan Bacon and his associates. Jason Thomas McBride...
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REAL SCOOP: Guilty pleas entered in Jon Bacon murder plot
We will learn Wednesday morning whether B.C. Supreme Court Justice Allan Betton will accept a joint sentencing submission for three gangsters who’ve admitted a role in the 2011 Jonathan Bacon murder...
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Three gangsters in Bacon murder plot slapped with stiff prison sentences
KELOWNA — Three gangsters who admitted their roles in the 2011 murder plot that left Jonathan Bacon dead and three others wounded were handed lengthy prison terms in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday....
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Long-time gangster who suffered head injuries in jail beating awarded $3...
Two men with gang links who were beaten while awaiting trials in a Metro Vancouver jails has been awarded almost $3.5 million by the B.C. government to settle their lawsuits. Independent Soldier...
View ArticleFormer 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....
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REAL 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...
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