Two people have been killed in a crash on Highway One near the Cassiar Tunnel. The freeway's exit to McGill street remains blocked off where a single car crashed through a barrier and rolled down a steep embankment around 2am. Both bodies are now draped with a single white tarp as investigators take measurements. No word yet on what may have caused … [Read more...]
Mechanical failure might be to blame for fatal crash in West Van
April 19, 2012 by
One man is dead after a freak accident in West Vancouver. Police say shortly before noon yesterday, two men were in a delivery truck -- heading east on Water Lane -- when the driver lost control and hit a fence, a piece of which impaled the truck's passenger. He was taken to Lions Gate Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The driver wasn't … [Read more...]
Fatal shooting in Richmond
April 18, 2012 by
The Integrated Homicide Investigation team has taken over the file after a fatal shooting in Richmond. It happened near Garden City around one o' clock this afternoon. There are unconfirmed reports someone was seen fleeing the scene in a grey sedan and the male victim was shot repeatedly. No name has been released. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Father angry cops cleared in fatal shooting
March 22, 2012 by
LANGLEY, B.C. - The father of a man shot dead by police in his own bedroom in Langley, B.C. says he's not surprised the Police Complaints Commission has ruled the officers did nothing wrong.Allan Wright is angry that Commissioner Stan Lowe has ruled the three Mounties used reasonable force when they killed Alvin Wright in August of 2010 after the … [Read more...]
Cop who fired fatal shot to head cleared
March 19, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer who repeatedly fired at a man and killed him with a shot to the head nearly five years ago will not be charged.Police Complaint Commissioner Stan Lowe said Monday that extensive investigations have not produced any evidence to suggest Const. Lee Chipperfield used unnecessary or excessive force in handling the … [Read more...]
Third person charged in Surrey fatal shooting
March 18, 2012 by
A third person has been arrested and charged in connection to a fatal shooting of a Surrey man in what police described as a targeted home invasion last month. Fabian Lyde, 18, of Richmond was arrested Friday and has been charged with second-degree murder and weapons-related offences. He is scheduled to make an appearance in Surrey Court … [Read more...]
Third man charged in fatal home invasion in Surrey
March 18, 2012 by
Another man has been charged in the shooting murder of a 31-year-old man in Surrey. Kacey Rogers was gunned down last month at his home in the 14000-block of Grosvenor Road. Police at the time called it a home invasion-turned-deadly. Already charged with second-degree murder are 21-year-old Russell Bidesi of Surrey and 19-year-old Joshua Martinez … [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...]
Man pleads guilty in fatal hit-and-run
February 29, 2012 by
Varinder Badh is hoping the man guilty in the hit-and-run death of her parents in July 2008 will get “what he deserves” after he pleaded guilty Tuesday in Surrey provincial court. Ravinder Singh Binning, 30, pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving causing death and one count each of dangerous driving causing bodily harm and leaving the … [Read more...]
Fatal crash in Maple Ridge
February 5, 2012 by
Ridge Meadows RCMP say one person is dead, another has serious injuries following a crash at Dewdney Trunk Road and Dunbar Street. "Two vehicles were seriously damaged and six persons were involved in the accident. Tragically, one was found to be deceased at the scene and another has been transported to the hospital in serious condition." Inspector … [Read more...]
