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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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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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Judge denies bail to UN gangster charged with plotting to kill Bacons
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has denied a bail application from a United Nations gangster charged with plotting to kill the Bacon brothers and their Red Scorpion associates. Troy Tran, 33, and his...
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REAL SCOOP: Another in-custody death in a B.C. jail
I have tried to stay on top of the issues related to violence and suicide in provincial jails over the last few years. Certainly the inmate-on-inmate violence and inmate-on-staff violence has increased...
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REAL SCOOP: UN gangster charged with plotting to kill Bacons denied bail
There have already been so many convictions in the massive investigation into the plot to kill the Bacon brothers in 2008 and 2009. United Nations gangsters and associates Barzan Tillo-Choli, Yong Sung...
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REAL SCOOP: Sean Kelly latest victim of Surrey gang war
Surrey’s latest murder victim was well-known to police for his involvement in the drug trade. Sean Christopher Kelly, 27, was shot to death July 31 about 8:20 p.m. in the 13900-block of Antrim Road....
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Inmate at Surrey Pretrial jail dies after altercation with cellmate
A 25-year-old inmate at Surrey Pretrial jail died early Thursday after an altercation with his roommate the night before. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is now in charge of the case. IHIT...
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Surrey's search for a new police chief is down to three
As drug gang and gun violence continues in Surrey, city officials and Mounties have shortlisted three candidates to lead the country’s largest RCMP detachment. Mayor Linda Hepner said Thursday that a...
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REAL SCOOP: Another Surrey pretrial inmate dies in custody
Just last week, I broke the story about UBC sex assault suspect David Singh Tucker found dead in his cell at Surrey Pretrial after a suspected drug overdose. While now another inmate has died while in...
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B.C. Corrections officers' union says jail violence on the rise again
The union representing B.C. Corrections officers says the latest death at the Surrey Pretrial Services Centre is part of the escalating violence in the province’s jails. Dean Purdy, of the B.C....
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REAL SCOOP: Surrey will soon have a new head Mountie
I am already away on holidays and left without putting a few of my latest stories on The Real Scoop, so I’m doing that now since I haven’t had much internet here on Hornby Island. Of interest to many...
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REAL SCOOP: Stats show rising violence in B.C. jails
I have written a number of stories over the last 18 months about the increasing violence in B.C. jails. There were two deaths just days apart last week. Here’s my follow up story which was written for...
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REAL SCOOP: VanCity employee fired for criminal boyfriend, files human rights...
This was an interesting story we learned about from an interim ruling by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. A woman identified only as C claims she was discriminated against by VanCity credit union when...
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REAL SCOOP: Arrests and charges in Surrey gang conflict
Several young men have been arrested and charged in connection with the on-going violence in Surrey. As I said, I am out of town on vacation, but thought I would at least post the news release for you...
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REAL SCOOP: More arrests and charges in Abbotsford conflict
It has been more than two years since we first heard Abbotsford Police talk publicly about a violent conflict between two groups of young men in the Townline Hill area of West Abbotsford. Police have...
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UN gang twins sentenced to two years for roles in Metro Vancouver murders
Metro Vancouver — Longtime United Nations gang twins David and Ryan Murphy, 42, admitted in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday that they helped their criminal organization commit the murders of Jonathan Barber...
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REAL SCOOP: Twins get 2 years for role in UN murders
The general public may not have heard much of the Murphy twins – David and Ryan – 42-year-old brothers who were involved in the United Nations gang for years. Neither had a criminal record before...
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Two UN gang associates released from jail with special conditions
Two men with links to the United Nations gang will be released from prison, but with special conditions imposed by the Parole Board of Canada. Ion Kroitoru, also known as Johnny K-9, has been ordered...
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Murder charge laid in fatal Fraser Valley shooting earlier this year
A Chilliwack man has been charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his associate earlier this year. Daniel Joseph Fabas, 34, was already facing firearms charges after Dave Williams...
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REAL SCOOP: Gangsta rapper appears in court Friday on gun charges
John Carlton Lewis, aka General Beanz, appeared briefly in Vancouver Provincial Court Friday on the gun charges laid against him last May. As you recall, he’s alleged to have pulled a firearm at a...
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