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REAL SCOOP: Gang associate with violent history shot to death in Burnaby
I attended the scene of the latest Metro Vancouver murder this morning. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed that the victim is 29-year-old Christopher Hurtado, convicted in 2011 of...
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Judge freezes Hell Angels Vancouver and Kelowna clubhouses pending civil trial
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled that Hells Angels clubhouses in East Vancouver and Kelowna must be preserved pending the outcome of a long-running civil suit between the bikers and the B.C....
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REAL SCOOP: Long-time trafficker ran businesses and drug labs
Back from a fabulous cycling trip in Europe and re-opening the Real Scoop for your comments. I thought I would post a couple of stories that ran while I was away about Frederic Wilson, a career...
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REAL SCOOP: Hells Angels clubhouses frozen pending civil case
After almost nine years, the civil forfeiture case between the Hells Angels and the B.C. government is on the final stretch to a 2017 trial date. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barry Davies has issued many...
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REAL SCOOP: West Point Hells Angel mourned by fellow bikers, friends
Several people contacted me about the recent death of West Point Hells Angel Bjorn Sylvest, who died on a houseboat on Shuswap Lake on July 3. The coroner is investigating. But the death is not...
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Hells Angels still a significant force in B.C. despite the recent death of a...
As B.C. Hells Angels mourn the recent death of a member of the West Point chapter, police say the biker gang remains a significant criminal force in the province. Bjorn Sylvest died July 3 while on a...
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Former Hells Angel Villy Roy Lynnerup facing new charges
A former Hells Angel who was once convicted of trying to take a loaded gun through airport security is wanted by police again. New charges were laid July 5 against Villy Roy Lynnerup. The 52-year-old...
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REAL SCOOP: Former White Rock Hells Angel wanted by police again
I remember when news broke in 2006 that a member of the White Rock Hells Angels had been charged with trying to take a gun through airport security. It was pretty surprising that anyone would attempt...
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Nanaimo Hells Angel loses appeal of extortion and theft convictions
Longtime Nanaimo Hells Angel Robert (Fred) Widdifield has lost an appeal of his convictions for extortion and theft. B.C. Court of Appeal Justice Nicole Garson rejected Widdifield’s arguments that the...
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Hells Angels clubhouse in Coquitlam a surprise Pokemon Go gym location
Metro Vancouver — Pokemon Go enthusiasts wandering around Coquitlam looking for significant sites in the hit game may find themselves at a surprising location. The Hells Angels clubhouse, at 1041...
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REAL SCOOP: Long-time Hells Angel loses appeal; Clubhouse a Pokemon Go gym
There has been a lot of Hells Angels news this week involving both current members and past members. I reported on the sudden death of West Point member Bjorn Sylvest and the fact that former White...
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REAL SCOOP: Man seriously injured in Abbotsford shooting early Saturday
Abbotsford Police are investigating a shooting that left a young man in hospital with serious injuries. Const. Ian MacDonald said that about 2:10 a.m. Saturday Abbotsford Police “received several 911...
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Surrey shooting victim had no criminal links
A Surrey man with no links to an ongoing gang conflict has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting Saturday. Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pound of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said...
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REAL SCOOP: Murdered man had no link to gang conflict that killed him
I have been working on a follow-up story today about the fatal shooting in Surrey Saturday night. We have now been given some details about the man killed. He had no criminal history and not believed...
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REAL SCOOP: Glenn Sheck fights extradition to US on money laundering charges
Back in 2013, I broke the story when Glenn Sheck got charged in the U.S. with money laundering. He had already been in the news after being charged with possession of a loaded Glock in a Surrey...
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Surrey man alleged to have laundered millions in the U.S., court hears
A Surrey man wanted in the U.S. for money laundering told an undercover American cop that some of the millions collected would be “wired to Afghanistan where it would potentially be used to fund...
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VPD says teen murdered last year was 'innocent child'
A year ago, a 15-year-old East Vancouver teen was murdered at his own home. Vancouver police said very little at the time, except that Jason Nguyen was not known to them and that the death may have...
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Hells Angels cocaine conspiracy trial ends, ruling expected September 30
The months-long cocaine conspiracy trial of two Kelowna Hells Angels and three of their associates wrapped up Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Court. Justice Carol Ross said she would hand down her ruling in...
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REAL SCOOP: Hells Angels trial wraps up in Vancouver
The conspiracy trial of Kelowna Hells Angels David Giles, Brian Oldham and associates James Howard, Shawn Womacks and Michael Read started in February. And on Wednesday, it wrapped up with some closing...
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UBC sex assault suspect dies in Surrey pre-trial jail
A man accused earlier this year of sexual assaults at the University of B.C. has died in Surrey pre-trial jail after a suspected drug overdose. David Singh Tucker was found unresponsive in his cell in...
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