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What happened on Oct. 19, 2007 according to evidence at the Surrey Six trial
That terrible day seven years ago began when Eileen Mohan received a call from her office at 7 a.m. saying she was needed at work. She had planned to take Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 off so she could be...
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Dispute in Maple Ridge leaves one man dead, the second in critical condition
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over a probe into a dispute between two men in Maple Ridge that left one dead and the second fighting for his life. Staff Sergeant Jennifer Pound...
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Many casualties of gang life on the periphery of the Surrey Six case
Like no other gangland slaying before it, the Surrey Six massacre drove home the danger of the gang life in B.C., both to those in the thick of it and the innocents around them. But the six victims of...
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Former AG thinks courts need to be reformed to deal with mega-trials like...
Former attorney general Wally Oppal says B.C.’s judicial system needs to be reformed to better manage major prosecutions so that they don’t take years to get to trial. Oppal believes the public loses...
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Surrey Six verdict day
For all those following Surrey Six, the verdict will begin to be delivered at 10:30 a.m. in courtroom 20 by Justice Catherine Wedge. Follow my live tweets on the blog to the right. News stories will be...
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Haevischer and Johnston guilty of six first-degree murder counts
Applause rang out in B.C. Supreme Court Thursday as two Red Scorpion gangsters were convicted of six counts of first-degree murder and one of conspiracy in B.C.’s worst gangland massacre – the 2007...
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Red Scorpions turning on each other led to convictions
In the end, it was those closest to the murderous Red Scorpion gang who would bring about convictions in B.C.’s worst gangland massacre — the 2007 Surrey Six slayings. An admitted killer who was in on...
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Michael Le struck `sweetheart’ deal and wasn’t believed
Red Scorpion gang founder Michael Le got a “sweetheart deal” — a murder charge against him was dropped in exchange for his testimony as a Crown witness at the Surrey Six case. But on Thursday, B.C....
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Busy day for homicide investigators in the Lower Mainland – UPDATED FRIDAY
A teen was shot to death inside a vehicle in Abbotsford Thursday evening – the third Lower Mainland murder in less than 24 hours. Abbotsford Police Const. Ian MacDonald said police received reports of...
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Teen charged in fatal Burnaby shooting
The Integrated Homicide Team has arrested a 16-year-old in the fatal shooting near Brentwood Mall of Burnaby’s Aladdin Ramadan last week. IHIT’s Staff Sergeant Jennifer Pound said the young suspect was...
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Despite convictions in gang cases like Surrey Six, kids still lured by gang life
Seven years after B.C.’s worst gangland massacre, teens and young adults are still lured into the deadly gangster lifestyle, police experts say. And while law enforcement agencies are having more...
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Sentencing hearings for Surrey Six killers will have to wait
Cody Haevischer and Matt Johnston have now been found guilty of six counts of first-degree murder and one of conspiracy, but their sentencing could be a way off. After the dramatic verdict in B.C....
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Search begins for new VSB superintendent
The Vancouver School Board has contracted with PFM Executive Search to hire a replacement for Superintendent Steve Cardwell, who is leaving to join the University of British Columbia’s faculty of...
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Surrey Six judge to rule on new lawyers to delve into CI concerns
A B.C. Supreme Court judge will decide Friday whether to appoint two special lawyers to represent the interests of Surrey Six killers Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston on legal issues related to...
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Mike Adiwal loses appeal of four-month sentence
A long-time gangster who pleaded guilty to assault for a 2011 incident at a Chilliwack lumber mill has lost his appeal of a four-month sentence. Manjit (Mike) Adiwal claimed on appeal that the trial...
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Highlights from VCON 39’s costume contest
Veteran sci fi fantasy and games convention VCON is a cozy convention based in Surrey. I had the pleasure of attending the convention this past weekend at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford hotel and...
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Surrey Six sentencing could go ahead in December
Relatives of the Surrey Six victims may finally get to address two men convicted in the 2007 massacre if a sentencing hearing tentatively set for early December goes ahead. Crown Mark Levitz suggested...
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Surrey RCMP seeking information on shooting suspects
Surrey RCMP is trying to find four suspects in a home invasion and shooting on Sept. 23. The men are all believed to be from Alberta, but have moved to the Lower Mainland where they’re involved in...
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Judge rules 2011 gangster arrest violated Charter rights
A Metro Vancouver gangster facing a series of firearms charges was arrested and photographed in 2011 in violation of his Charter rights, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled Wednesday. Justice Gregory...
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Aspiring Vancouver Playboy model facing drug charges in California
Aspiring Vancouver model Krista Boseley wanted to make it big, even attending a Playboy magazine open call. Now she’s in L.A. behind bars, after she and companion Gilles Lapointe were arrested in...
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