Burnaby RCMP are looking for the driver of a dark coloured Honda CRV, involved in a hit and run Monday night. Inspector Tim Shields says a cyclist was hit at around 11pm on Lougheed Highway. "It's an unusual case because we don't know the identity of the suspect who sped away from the scene," says Shields, "but we also don't know the identity of … [Read more...]
Driver of Cash Cab taxi won’t face charge in pedestrian death
April 15, 2012 by
No criminal charges are being pursued against the driver of a replica taxi that struck and killed a man last summer in Vancouver’s Gastown district. Investigators have determined there was no criminal intent when the vehicle being used in a production of the Discovery Channel's Cash Cab struck the 61-year-old victim. It happened in the … [Read more...]
Fatal hit-and-run driver sentenced to four years in prison
March 15, 2012 by
The family of an elderly couple killed by a hit-and-run driver in Surrey nearly four years ago has a mixed reaction to Thursday’s sentencing of Ravinder Binning. The man who killed Dilbag and Bakshish Badh in 2008 has been sentenced to four years in prison and been banned from driving for 10 years. Varinder Badh, who was in the car with her … [Read more...]
Driver lost his temper?
March 7, 2012 by
The trial of a contractor accused of hitting a flagger with his truck on a New Westminster construction site in November 2010, begins Friday. Michael Biemans is charged with assault with a weapon. Diane Herback, with the Flagging Association was on-site that day, and alleges the incident may have been deliberate, "Part of Columbia, a … [Read more...]
Driver in custody after race through Surrey
February 17, 2012 by
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., are adding up the damage after a driver used his car to cause a one-man demolition derby.Mounties say the incident began just after midnight when the suspect sped away from a traffic stop near the Newton neighbourhood, racing toward North Surrey.A police pursuit never began, partly because the RCMP helicopter, … [Read more...]
Man who attacked bus driver apologizes
February 7, 2012 by
An apology from a man who assaulted a Coast Mountain Bus driver last year. An apology.......but no sentence yet in the case of Del Louie. He punched 55 year old driver Charles Dickson in the face last year in Burnaby, leaving him with brain damage. In court, Louie said he was sorry, and that he understood the vulnerable position drivers are … [Read more...]
Cab driver under scrutiny
February 1, 2012 by
Multiple reports of sexual assault have triggered a police investigation into a Dawson Creek cab company. RCMP allege a driver with Golden Cabs offered a 13-year-old girl a free ride home, but instead locked her in the vehicle and sexually assaulted her. Two other incidents involving adult women have also been reported, "The investigation has … [Read more...]
Bus driver sexually assaulted in East Vancouver
January 16, 2012 by
The bus drivers' union hopes a $ 2000 reward will entice people to come forward, with information about a sexual assault on a female bus driver. The assault took place on a #22 Knight Street bus in east Vancouver, early morning on New Year’s Day. Canadian auto workers union local 111 president Don Mcleod says sexual assaults on bus drivers … [Read more...]
Deadly hit and run driver faces dozens of new charges
December 5, 2011 by
One of Vancouver's most-wanted fugitives is back in police custody. Xiao Zhang was arrested November 18th after impersonating a courier to steal mobile phones valued at more than 500 dollars. The 25-year old is facing 33 new charges. His name is familiar because a few years ago he killed a tourist in a hit and run. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
