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UN gang founder told cop the violence would continue right before murder
A Vancouver cop testified Wednesday that United Nations founder Clay Roueche told him gangland murders would continue shortly before a fatal shooting in Burnaby in 2008. Sgt. Dave Colton told B.C....
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Former UN associate dies in halfway house months before reuniting with family
Johnny “K-9″ Kroitoru was a colourful former wrestler, bit actor and biker who pleaded guilty in 2013 to conspiring to kill the Bacon brothers. He was also a devoted family man on the verge of being...
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REAL SCOOP: Roueche told cop in 2008 the murders would continue
There was interesting testimony at the Cory Vallee trial Wednesday though it may not end up being evidence in the case. The Crown called Vancouver Police Sgt. Dave Colton, who testified about a...
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REAL SCOOP: Johnny K-9 dies in Toronto halfway house
His family had been hoping to reunite with Johnny Kroitoru in May of this year when he was supposed to be allowed to return to B.C. from an Ontario halfway house. But the strongman serving a sentence...
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REAL SCOOP: Abby PD issues public warning about gang conflict
Abbotsford Police issued another warning about the on-going gang conflict that has left several dead and wounded in recent months. Const. Ian MacDonald said in a news release Friday evening that police...
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REAL SCOOP: Killer Kelly Ellard gets temporary prison leaves with baby
I was back out at the Fraser Valley Institution today for killer Kelly Ellard to have another hearing before the Parole Board of Canada to try to get temporary releases from prison to take her baby to...
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REAL SCOOP: Refugee with long record must stay in jail, judge says
There is a lot of talk south of the border about non-citizens with criminal records being ordered deported. The reality is the same thing is happening routinely in Canada as we saw with the recent...
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Notorious Bacon brother Jarrod released into halfway house
B.C. gangster Jarrod Bacon told a parole board he feared that he would be killed if forced to live in a halfway house after his release from prison last month. But a Quebec parole board member still...
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REAL SCOOP: Jarrod Bacon released to halfway house in unknown location
A few years ago, the Bacon brothers were considered a major threat across the Lower Mainland. On May 31, 2008, anti-gang police issued an extraordinary public warning, saying anyone close to the...
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REAL SCOOP: B.C. calmer with Bacon brother out of province, police say
I did a follow to my story about Jarrod Bacon being released to a halfway house now that he’s reached statutory release. Police here say it’s a good thing that he’s not coming home any time soon. There...
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UN gangster Clay Roueche says enemies probably happy after his arrest
United Nations gang founder Clay Roueche complained in a jailhouse phone call that his enemies were probably thrilled that he had been arrested in the U.S. Some of Roueche’s intercepted calls were...
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REAL SCOOP: Roueche's post-arrest calls played at Vallee trial
Intercepted phone calls that were part of the police investigation into the United Nations gang were played this week at the Cory Vallee murder trial. I sat in Thursday and heard some interesting...
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REAL SCOOP: IHIT busy with two new files
Homicide investigators are probing two suspicious deaths in Richmond and Abbotsford. Just after 5 p.m. Friday, an Abbotsford resident found a dead man on a rural property in the 4500-block of Ross...
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B.C. man with bipolar disorder deported to the Netherlands after 58 years in...
A 59-year-old B.C. man who came to Canada as a baby was deported to the Netherlands on Monday because of crimes he committed while suffering from bipolar disorder. Len Van Heest lost a last-ditch...
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REAL SCOOP: B.C. man deported after 58 years in Canada
I have been gathering cases of B.C. residents and non-citizens with criminal records who have been ordered deported as I am working on a bigger feature on this issue. One of the cases that I sat in on...
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REAL SCOOP: Update on sentencing in the Hells Angels and friends case
There has been a delay in some of the sentencing hearings in the drug conspiracy case involving two Hells Angels and their associates. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Carol Ross explained Monday that she...
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REAL SCOOP: Ex-gang associate wants his cash returned
For a while, Tyler Willock was in the news a lot. He was a gang associate of both the Red Scorpions and the Independent Soldiers. He was targeted in a February 2009 shooting. A month later, he suffered...
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REAL SCOOP: Who is this suspect in Bhangu murder?
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team released footage Friday of the suspect in the March 13 murder of gangster Birinderjeet Bhangu outside a Surrey hotel. Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pound said...
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Surveillance footage shows alleged killer of Surrey gangster Birinder Bhangu
Homicide investigators are trying to identify a suspect clearly featured in surveillance video seconds before the brazen daylight murder of Birinderjeet Bhangu in Surrey this week. Staff Sgt. Jennifer...
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REAL SCOOP: HA David Giles should get 18-20 years in drug conspiracy: Crown
My colleague Keith Fraser covered Tuesday’s sentencing hearing for full patch Hells Angel David Giles. The Crown is asking for an 18-20 year sentence minus credit for time served since his August 25,...
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