Two people have been arrested -- and a police officer has minor injuries, after an armed carjacking this morning. It started in Burnaby, where the car was stolen by a man and woman. A gun was apparently used in the robbery, but no shots were fired. RCMP tracked the pair down to New Westminster -- where the stolen car collided with a police … [Read more...]
Canadian pedophile arrested at Vancouver Airport
September 29, 2012 by
A Canadian man who served five years in a Thailand jail for sexual offenses against children has been arrested by RCMP. RCMP Cpl. Matt Van Laer says 37-year-old Christopher Neil was taken into custody as soon as he arrived at the Vancouver International Airport Friday night. "We felt it was important for people to know that Mr. Neil was coming … [Read more...]
Man arrested after police bust grow-op
September 2, 2012 by
West Vancouver Police have busted a large marijuana grow-op. Corporal Matt Dawson says police executed a search warrant at a home in the 5600 block of Daffodil Drive shortly after 11 am Saturday. "and located a hydro or electric bypass of the power at that residence as well as several hundred marijuana plants being grown inside the residence." A 37 … [Read more...]
Toronto man wanted for more than a decade, arrested in BC
July 7, 2012 by
A Toronto man wanted for more than a decade on violent charges had been hiding out right here in BC. Police say the man had been living here under another name for the past nine years. Edward Melvin Ellis was wanted on charges dating back to 1999 for assault causing bodily harm, sex assault and forcible confinement. His capture began with a … [Read more...]
21 year old arrested and charged after allegedly attacking Skytrain rider
July 6, 2012 by
Transit Police say they've arrested a 21 year old man after he allegedly attacked a skytrain rider early Friday morning. They say the attack happened at the Columbia Street Station--that a 25 year old Delta man got on the train with a friend after a concert. A woman they had met on the train platform got on as well. Police say a man went up to the … [Read more...]
Baumgartner arrested
June 16, 2012 by
Edmonton police have confirmed that 21 year old Travis Baumgartner has been arrested. He was trying to cross the BC-Washington border at the Lynden crossing, south of Abbotsford Saturday. A hunt for Baumgartner has been on since early Friday, after he allegedly shot four other guards with G4S Cash Solutions Canada. Police have said he was the … [Read more...]
Canada’s most-wanted fugitive arrested in Berlin
June 4, 2012 by
Fugitive Luka Magnotta is still in Germany where he was arrested by Berlin police, but he could soon be returned to Montreal. Montreal Police commander Ian Lafreniere says the suspect is facing five charges involving the dismemberment of Chinese student Jun Lin. "This is one of the largest manhunts that the Montreal police have been conducting. … [Read more...]
Five arrested in Mexico for murder of UBC grad student
May 8, 2012 by
Five people have been arrested in Mexico, in connection for the murder of a UBC student in Mexico. Authorities say three women are among the five arrested for the murders of 39-year-old Ximena Osegueda and her Mexican boyfriend Three others accused in the crime remain at large. The couple disapeared in December, and their remains were found … [Read more...]
Man arrested in first-degree murders of two Vancouver Island women
April 21, 2012 by
A 24-year-old Duncan man has been arrested in the first-degree murders of two women. The burned body of 42-year-old Karrie-Ann Stone was found in the woods near Glenora back in July 2010. Eighteen-year-old Tyeshia Jones was reported missing the next January, when she didn't come home from hanging out with friends the night before. Her body was … [Read more...]
Riot suspect arrested on Vancouver Island
April 19, 2012 by
Victoria Police have arrested a man who wanted for his role in last June's Stanley Cup riot. In a release, police say the 26 year old was arrested early this morning in Esquimalt. Police say the man is from Esquimalt and had been staying on a boat in the West Bay Marina. He is alleged to have damaged several parked vehicles and two … [Read more...]
