March 28, 2024

Hockey rioter gets conditional sentence, banned from London Drugs

The latest Stanley Cup rioter to be sentenced will have to serve a six-month conditional sentence. Alexander Pennington was originally charged with participating in a riot and break and enter. The 21-year-old pleaded guilty back in June. The break-and-enter charge was stayed. The Burnaby man will now serve six months in the community, as well as … [Read more...]

Officer given conditional discharge

A Vancouver Police officer has been given a conditional discharge, for striking a prisoner in a patrol wagon last August. Constable Matt Charles David McKinnon was also handed a six month probation term, and ordered to pay a victim surcharge. Police say McKinnon replaced a wagon driver who was pricked by a needle concealed in the clothing of the … [Read more...]

Smuggler gets 18-month conditional sentence

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver man who smuggled cigarettes from Taiwan and posed as a customs broker has been given an 18-month conditional sentence after pleading guilty to the crimes.The Canadian Border Services Agency says during proceedings in B.C. Supreme Court earlier this month, Colin Li Hsin Cheng was also ordered to pay almost $ 11,000 in … [Read more...]