REAL SCOOP: Devil's Army boss released on bail in murder case
Devil’s Army president Richard “Ricky” Alexander has been released on $600,000 bail after being charged last year with first-degree murder. Alexander was granted bail after a hearing in B.C. Supreme...
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REAL SCOOP: Canadian Hells Angels agreed to do hit for El Chapo, trial hears
There has been several references to Canadian cartel connections at the New York trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman including testimony by his former “right-hand man” this week that the man hired...
View ArticleHundreds attend special Saturday jury selection for Jamie Bacon trial
Hundreds of potential jurors for the upcoming Jamie Bacon trial gathered Saturday at the Vancouver Law Courts for a rare weekend sitting. There were so many who received notices for the Feb. 4 trial...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Bacon jury selection begins at Vancouver Law Courts
I was the only reporter at the Vancouver Law Courts Saturday for the beginning of the jury selection process for Jamie Bacon’s upcoming trial. It was fairly extraordinary event – more potential jurors...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Retired gang squad media officer laid to rest
I remember that I was out Christmas shopping last month when someone texted me about the sad news that Shinder Kirk had been killed in a car accident. It was devastating to hear. Shinder was the former...
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Guards charged with assaulting prisoner in Maple Ridge jail where many with...
Four guards from the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre will appear in Port Coquitlam provincial court on Monday charged with assault causing bodily harm for an alleged attack on an prisoner more than...
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REAL SCOOP: Guards charged with assaulting inmate in Fraser Regional
It is unusual when correctional officers face charges in connection with their daily interactions with inmates in B.C. jails. Four guards are in jail today, charged with assault causing bodily harm for...
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REAL SCOOP: Earth Edibles' owner says someone misused his logo
Earth’s Edibles is selling cannabis-infused frozen dinners online, as well as various strains of marijuana. What the company is not selling, owner Adam Osborne says, are the pot candies left on...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Former accused in money laundering case deny allegations
Last month, the B.C. Director of Civil Forfeiture filed a lawsuit against Silver International Inc. and Vancouver residents Caixuan Qin,and Jian Jun Zhu – just a month after criminal charges against...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Murder conspiracy charge stayed against UN gangster
There have been several stays in high-profile criminal cases in B.C. courts in recent months. I was surprised when I learned that Calgary gangster Billy Ly would not be going to trial after all for...
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REAL SCOOP: B.C. gangster faces drug-smuggling charges in Thailand
Another B.C. man is facing serious charges in Thailand. Blair Stephens, who is from the Okanagan, could get life in prison is convicted. His charges come after other BC men convicted on drug charges in...
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REAL SCOOP: $100,000 reward for arrest of UN gang boss Conor D'Monte
Conor D’Monte’s name has come out frequently in trials I have covered over the last several years. Most recently, details of his alleged role in the Kevin LeClair murder came out at the trial of...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Greeks killers lose their final appeal
It has been more than six years since three men linked to the Greeks gang in Vernon were convicted of murder. They continue to appeal those convictions, trying to get an audience before the Supreme...
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REAL SCOOP: Surrey murder victim survived earlier shooting in Richmond
In December, Bikramjit (Bicky) Khakh was with his associate when the other man was shot at Lansdowne Mall. Khakh wasn’t injured, but the other man, Harb Dhaliwal, suffered serious injuries during the...
View ArticleLive: Jamie Bacon murder plot trial begins today
Jamie Bacon’s trial begins today in B.C. Supreme Court. Bacon, a former Abbotsford resident, is charged with counselling an associate to murder another associate between Nov. 30, 2008, and Jan. 2,...
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REAL SCOOP: Gunman, associate to testify at Bacon trial, Crown says
It was an interesting first day at Jamie Bacon’s jury trial on a charge of counselling an associate to kill Dennis Karbovanec. Karbovanec survived the Dec. 31, 2008 attempt on his life. He will not be...
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REAL SCOOP: Few money launderers charged/convicted in B.C.
I have been working with my colleague Gord Hoekstra on a few stories documenting the lack of prosecutions of money laundering cases in B.C. Here is our Saturday story: Investigation: Few convictions...
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REAL SCOOP: More B.C. money launderers convicted in US than at home
I have covered many of these U.S. prosecutions of B.C. residents over the years. Interestingly, many of them include convictions on money laundering charges – something that isn’t happening in B.C....
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Witness recalls night of Karbovanec shooting
I was back at the Jamie Bacon trial today for the testimony of a woman who lived near the scene of the shooting back in 2008. Next week is when one of the former associates is expected to begin...
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REAL SCOOP: Lab cuts mean some crime guns go untested
I decided to follow up on the government’s Nov. 2017 report on illegal firearms in B.C. to see what has happened in terms of the implementation of recommendations. Over the last few days of research, I...
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