Anti-racism activist and community leader Charan Gill dies at 84
Raj Chouhan still remembers a call he got from his activist friend Charan Gill late one night more than four decades ago. Read More
View ArticleCorruption cases troubling but rare in B.C. policing
Despite separate criminal investigations into serious alleged misconduct by two Lower Mainland police officers in less than a month, corruption is not widespread in B.C. policing, experts say. Read More
View ArticleWolfpack gang associate, a convicted killer, gunned down in Burnaby
A 32-year-old man gunned down in Burnaby Wednesday night was a convicted killer linked to the Wolfpack gang. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Police corruption cases rare in B.C.
I tried to take a deeper look into police corruption cases in B.C. over the last 20 years. What I found is that actually there are not that many of them, despite other misconduct complaints against...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: More murders in gang conflict – UPDATED
Two people were shot to death this week in targeted attacks. Police released the identity of one of the victims - Chris Kenworthy - who has links to the Wolfpack gang. And the second victim Shana...
View ArticleMore U.S. charges against Brothers Keepers gang rapper who is a murder suspect
A local member of the Brothers Keepers gang is facing more U.S. charges after allegations he illegally crossed the border there last month. Read More
View ArticleB.C. anti-gang agency seizes firearms after traffic stops
B.C.'s anti-gang agency has seized several firearms over the last week as part of its efforts to disrupt continuing gang violence across the Lower Mainland. Read More
View ArticleGangsters pose as cops to target rivals in violent Metro Vancouver conflict:...
Earlier this month, occupants of a car with flashing red and blue police lights started pulling over vehicles in Langley. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: More charges laid against rapper on the run
American authorities continue to search for Naseem "Little Man" Mohammed after the wanted Surrey resident fled to the U.S. on Jan. 23. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Police taking firearms off the streets
With 10 fatal shootings so far in 2021, police are trying to interdict illegal firearms from those travelling around the region with weapons in their cars. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: New gang conflict tactic: posing as police to find rivals
I have covered police news conferences over the years where items seized during search warrant executions have included parts of police uniforms. Read More
View ArticleSurrey Police Chief Norm Lipinski working to finalize details of takeover...
Later this year, Surrey residents could see a police car arrive at a crime scene with both an RCMP officer and a new Surrey Police Service recruit inside. Read More
View ArticleJudges explain why Surrey Six killers' police misconduct allegations should...
B.C.’s highest court says two men convicted in the 2007 Surrey Six murders were entitled to call evidence of police abuse to determine whether the charges against them should have been stayed. Read More
View ArticleUN gang associate arrested in B.C. on drug charges after 9 years on the run
For nine years, B.C.’s anti-gang cops have been hunting for fugitive Khamla Wong, alleged to be an international drug smuggler with ties to the United Nations gang. Read More
View ArticleSecret family and wife battle in court over dead Hells Angels prospect's assets
The girlfriend of a Hells Angels prospect murdered in 2017 qualifies as a spouse even though he was still married and also living with his wife at the time, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled. Read More
View ArticleFamily demands answers after man kills himself in B.C. jail
When he was released from jail last Oct. 22, Billy Strande had turned a corner. Read More
View ArticleB.C. mom who lost son in jail suicide in 1997 disturbed to see similar case
When Lani Rye learned that a Merritt man had hanged himself less than a day after being placed in the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, the memories came flooding back. Read More
View ArticleB.C. government wants to keep cash found in suite of dead Red Scorpion leader
The B.C. government wants to keep almost $17,000 cash found last summer in the Vancouver condo of a dead Red Scorpion leader. Read More
View ArticleB.C. wants houses it links to illegal cannabis sales forfeited
B.C.'s civil forfeiture office alleges that two Lower Mainland properties bought mid-pandemic for more than $2 million were purchased with cash from the sale of black-market cannabis. Read More
View ArticleFraser Valley trafficker gets four years for moving cocaine into the north
Horvath's sentencing had been delayed several times due to the COVID pandemic, after he pleaded guilty in November 2019. Read More
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