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VPD introduces app for public to access crime data (with video)
If you want to check the number of car break-ins in a neighbourhood before deciding where to park, Vancouver Police has a tool for you. The VPD released a new public database called Geodash Tuesday,...
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Fraser Valley gangster charged after CFSEU investigation
A well-known Fraser Valley gangster and two associates are facing drug trafficking charges after an investigation that spanned months by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. Chilliwack...
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Port Metro Vancouver cuts funding to integrated policing unit
A specialized police unit that investigates crime on the waterfront will be cut by almost a third after Port Metro Vancouver axed $400,000 a year of its funding. The cut takes effect Jan. 1, meaning...
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Longshore worker fights to get security clearance back
A Metro Vancouver longshoreman says the federal Transport Minister unfairly revoked his security clearance over unsubstantiated allegations of criminal associations including a handshake with a Hells...
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Sean Doak pleads guilty in Seattle
A B.C. man who fought his extradition to the U.S. for years has pleaded guilty to having a leadership role in a massive helicopter drug smuggling operation. Sean William Doak, 41, appeared in a Seattle...
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Greek gang killers lose round in B.C. appeal court
Three members of the Greeks gangs trying to overturn their 2012 murder convictions have lost a round in the B.C. Court of Appeal. The trio of Peter Manolakos, Leslie Podolski and Sheldon O’Donnell had...
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More arrests in Surrey gang conflict
Six more men believed to be involved in the Surrey gang conflict are facing charges after a violent attack earlier this month. Surrey RCMP said they were notified Dec. 5 that a man was being assaulted,...
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Shakiel Basra arrested after 3 months on the run
Since September, Delta resident Shakiel Basra has been one of Metro Vancouver’s most wanted men, facing a series of charges for two violent attacks. And he’s alleged to have a role in the raging gang...
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UN gang associate sentenced to 8.5 years for T-Barz shooting
United Nations gang associate Aram Ali was like a mercenary for hire when shot up a rival’s vehicle outside a crowded strip club almost seven years ago, a B.C. Supreme Court judge said Friday. Justice...
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Sophon Sek gets less than a year for Surrey Six role
A drug trafficker who helped the Surrey Six killers access the apartment where the slaughter took place was handed less than a year in jail Friday. Sophon Sek was originally facing a manslaughter...
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Surrey suspect Karanjit Randhawa arrested Friday
Surrey RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann says a man wanted in connection with a violent incident Dec. 5 has now been arrested. Karanjit Randhawa, 27, who is facing a series of charges with several other men,...
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Homicide investigators busy in 2015
From a gangland execution in North Delta Jan. 2 to the slaying of a man in Maple Ridge on Dec. 19, the year has been a busy one for Lower Mainland homicide investigators. Sixty people were murdered or...
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Gang suspects charged in Pouyan shooting: UPDATE JAN. 5th
UPDATE Jan. 5th: A Canada-wide warrant has now been issued for Sahand Askari on charges of attempted murder and discharging a firearm with intent in connection to the August 2015 shooting in Richmond...
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Three arrested after high-speed chase and shooting in Surrey
Surrey RCMP wants the public’s help in its investigation of a shooting followed by a high-speed chase through Surrey and Delta Monday night. Sgt. Paul Hayes said in a release that investigators believe...
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Surrey man who pursued shooting suspects says he did the right thing
A man who chased three suspected gunmen through Surrey and Delta Monday night says he knows he did the right thing, despite a threat he may face charges. The man, who asked not to be identified for...
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RCMP seeks help to solve Chilliwack shootings
Chilliwack Mounties want the public’s assistance to solve three shootings over the Christmas holidays that are likely connected. “The investigation was initiated after police received a report at...
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Gang associates sentenced after trafficking and firearms convictions
Two well-known gang associates arrested two years ago after an investigation into a drug ring have been convicted and sentenced. Isaac Drennan, 34, pleaded guilty to firearms and trafficking charges...
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Former Surrey coach pleads guilty for soliciting sex with child
A former Surrey soccer coach has pleaded guilty in a Seattle courtroom to soliciting sex with a person he believed was a 12-year-old girl. Kuldip (Kelly) Mahal, 47, was arrested in February 2015 at a...
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VPD trying to identify three men taking photos at Pacific Centre Mall – UPDATE
JAN. 15 UPDATE: VPD Chief Adam Palmer issued the statement below about this story. He said the photos that went viral on social media were leaked to the media and the VPD did not release them. The Sun...
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VPD says mall photographers “completely innocent”
Vancouver police investigators have located and talked to three men seen photographing inside Pacific Centre Mall this week. “All three men were cooperative with investigators and they had a very...
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