A former teacher in the Vancouver Island north school district has been charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. The charges against Joseph Oullette were approved by crown counsel last week, seven months after RCMP raided the 45-year old's home in Port McNeill. Mounties add there's no evidence to suggest any local children were … [Read more...]
Van Police lay more charges in historic sex assault case
November 9, 2012 by
Former Vancouver lifeguard Abraham Kiewiet is facing 10 new sex related charges. Vancouver Police say Kiewiet has been arrested and re-released. Police say he has conditions including staying from kids and places like parks and schools where children congregate. Kiewit is now facing 22 charges relating to 10 potential victims. The victims are … [Read more...]
Charges laid in Surrey murder
November 5, 2012 by
Charges have now been laid in the murder of a 21 year old man in Surrey in May. Noel Jackson was shot to death in a basement suite on 70th Avenue May 3rd. Police say a group of people went to the home after leaving a bar when an argument occured. They say two men left and came back later with a gun and Jackson was shot. After an intensive … [Read more...]
Murder victim had been facing multiple charges
November 1, 2012 by
The man who was shot dead last night at his East Vancouver home was Alexander Julian Liang. Police have now confirmed his identity as the victim of the city's 8th homicide of the year. The targeted hit happened at the 21-year-old's home on east Sixth Avenue and Rupert. Court records say Liang was facing various charges. They include robbery, … [Read more...]
No charges following on-ice rough stuff
November 1, 2012 by
RCMP say no charges will be laid against a 14 year old bantam hockey player from Nanaimo, following two serious on-ice incidents. One incident involved a brutal body-check. In the other, the boy used his stick to spear a Saanich player, causing serious internal injuries. Police say in talking to witnesses and reviewing video, they have failed to … [Read more...]
U-Pass sales lead woman to fraud charges
October 31, 2012 by
A 25 year old former UBC student is set to be in Court December 14th to face fraud charges. Transit Police say Vancouver's Betty Sze Yu Wong is accused of purchasing numerous U-Passes from students of four post secondary institutions and reselling them for profit on Craigslist. They say she bought the passes at a reduced rate. She's charged … [Read more...]
Mounties facing charges in the Surrey Six investigation lose their lawyers
October 30, 2012 by
Two lawyers representing Mounties accused of various offences related to the Surrey Six investigation have withdrawn their services. Michael Klein and mMichael Bolton won't be representing their clients Sergeant David Attew and Corporal Paul Johnston. Their reason? Funding that was promised the officers under a program for federal government … [Read more...]
More charges laid in Stanley Cup riot investigation
October 23, 2012 by
Charges have been laid against five more people in the Stanley Cup riot investigation. The Criminal Justice Branch says three adults and two youths have been charged with various counts, including break and enter, mischief and arson. The adults are Joseph Paul Graham, Brock Samuel Bigattini, and Beau Rylan Pearson. The youths cannot be … [Read more...]
New Westminster man facing charges after allegedly assaulting woman while on a bus
October 20, 2012 by
A 30-year old New Westminster man is facing charges -- after allegedly assaulting a woman on-board a bus. Transit Police say it happened Thursday morning -- when the man started yelling at a group of strangers. When one of the women intervened, he allegedly spat on her, and started to kick and punch her. He also apparently threatened to hit the … [Read more...]
Two Langley men facing charges relating to several property crimes
October 17, 2012 by
Two Langley men are facing charges in connection with a number of property crimes. 73 year old Roeloff Dendryver and 30 year Derek Hall are the accused. Hall is alleged to have offered to do some engine work on a truck in 2011 and later -- to have reported the truck stolen. Corporal Holly Marks says in March of this year, Dendryver went to a local … [Read more...]
