Richmond murder is suspected retaliation for Kang hit, sources say
A convicted drug-trafficker with links to the Wolf Pack and Brothers Keepers gang was shot to death in Richmond on Thursday night in suspected retaliation for the slaying of a rival the day before....
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Richmond murder likely retaliation for Kang hit
Hey Real Scoop readers - not sure if you're still out there, but I am posting my stories on my old blog again. The difference is that if you want to comment, you have to register and an outside company...
View ArticleB.C. 'exiting' program guides gangsters to a better path
Trevor still remembers the first time he went down to the Surrey strip to sell drugs. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Farnworth says people are "frustrated beyond belief" with gang...
Here’s my story from earlier this week with Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth weighing in on the gang conflict. Bloody gang conflict has left five dead in last two weeks Lower Mainland residents...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Gangsters wanting to escape are turning to unique program
I have written a lot over the last decade on various anti-gang educational programs that have been implemented to combat our on-going gang problem. But this story is about the only program in B.C....
View ArticleCrime Stoppers received more than 500 tips on gang activity in 2020
The head of Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers says more people with information about gang activity should call the anonymous tip line to head off a recent spike in regional gang violence. Read More
View ArticleAnti-gang program faces budget cut as gang war rages
An agency contracted by the B.C. government to do anti-gang programming has had its funding slashed this year despite continuing gang and gun violence in the province. Read More
View ArticleB.C. wants Richmond properties linked to illicit cannabis forfeited
The B.C. government has filed a lawsuit against the owners of three commercial properties in Richmond that were allegedly growing large quantities of illegal cannabis for the black market. Read More
View ArticleHells Angel wins court challenge over gun licence renewal
A full-patch member of the Hells Angels will get another shot at renewing his firearms licence. Read More
View ArticleYoung man dead in targeted shooting in Langley
The fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in Langley late Tuesday is likely linked to an ongoing gang conflict in the Lower Mainland, sources have confirmed to Postmedia. Read More
View ArticleSurrey Six killers get another chance to have charges stayed
The B.C. Court of Appeal has set aside the murder convictions of Surrey Six killers Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston until they can have an "evidentiary hearing" on an abuse-of-process application,...
View ArticleB.C. gangster rapper on the run crosses into Montana
A Lower Mainland gangster rapper wanted in two provinces and linked to a recent spike in gang violence has slipped across the border into the U.S., Postmedia News has learned. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Anti-gang programs face budget cut
I wrote this story 10 days ago and it looks like there are efforts being made to restore this funding to Safer Schools Together. I will update it if this cut is reversed. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Black market cannabis targeted in government lawsuit
I will have a second story soon on the Richmond properties raided by Delta Police last fall in connection with a large-scale grow-op. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Hells Angel will get new review of gun licence
An RCMP firearms officer denied the renewal of a B.C. Hells Angels' gun licence two years ago and the biker took the matter to court. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Murder victim linked to Surrey drug trade
This week's fatal shooting in Langley also left a second man linked to the United Nations gang with serious injuries. The victim Arshdeep Singh was an international student who had gotten caught up in...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Surrey Six killers get their convictions quashed
This was a bit of a surprise ruling in the B.C. Court of Appeal Thursday. I was the only reporter inside Courtroom 70 when Justice Joyce Dewitt-Van Oosten read a very brief statement that said killers...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Rapper-murder suspect flees to the U.S.
Police are still hunting for wanted Brothers Keepers gangster Naseem Mohammed, who was arrested and released after sneaking into Montana last Saturday. Interestingly, the new U.S. court documents...
View ArticleSurrey Mountie arrested in anti-corruption probe
"While I can't provide specifics with respect to the nature of the allegations, I can confirm that once we became aware, immediate actions were taken. A divisional [(headquarters) unit outside of the...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Surrey officer arrested after alleged involvement with gang
I wrote this story Saturday afternoon after confirming some details of the arrest of this RCMP officer, which I had first heard of Thursday. Read More
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