Vancouver Police are asking for your help locating a handicapped 18 year old boy. Quintin Martin was last seen at about 8:30 Tuesday morning near the 11 hundred block east 53rd Avenue where he was to board a bus to school. Quintin never arrived. Shortly after 1:00 p.m. he made a call to his support worker, but it is unknown from where or … [Read more...]
Sixth person fired in alleged health privacy breach
October 24, 2012 by
The sixth person in an alleged privacy breach involving people's medical records has been fired. A spokesman with B.C.'s health ministry confirms the employee has received a letter as such, but he wouldn't provide any details. The seventh person implicated remains suspended. The incident surfaced earlier this year as an alleged misuse of medical … [Read more...]
One person in hospital after stabbing at Coquitlam bus loop
September 30, 2012 by
Coquitlam RCMP have confirmed a middle-aged person has been taken to hospital after being stabbed at the Coquitlam bus loop Saturday night. Mounties don't know the severity of the victim's injuries -- and are not commenting on whether anyone has been taken into custody. They say it is all still under investigation. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Missing person case with a twist
September 12, 2012 by
Abbotsford Police have an interesting missing persons case on their hands. Alex James Thorne had been missing from his home since September 7th. At 6 Wednesday evening the teen showed up in the 33200 Block MacLure Road with a bloody head injury. A green shirt had been used as a makeshift bandage. The boy then left the complex and … [Read more...]
Kunis, Affleck, Franco In The “Third Person”
August 22, 2012 by
Mila Kunis is set while James Franco and Casey Affleck are in negotiations to join Paul Haggis’s new $ 28 million drama “Third Person" at Corsan Films says The Wrap. The film features three story lines, three love stories, three relationships in three different cities that combine in a very odd way: New York, Paris, Rome. Shooting kicks off … [Read more...]
Person of interest in Vancouver murder charged in connection with Thursday morning collision
August 11, 2012 by
Vancouver Police have now charged a 47-year old Burnaby man in connection to a collision with a police car Thursday morning. Constable Brian Montague says Lance Wraye Standberg is known to them. "Charges of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and flight from a police officer." Standberg remains in custody -- and is also a person of interest in … [Read more...]
27 year old missing person mystery solved
May 22, 2012 by
The BC Coroners Service has identified the man found in Powell Lake in mid-April. With the help of the RCMP, the man has been identified as Francis John Howes of Powell River. The 51 year old was last seen alive in July of 1984, at the Powell River marina where he kept his boat. That boat was later found tied up at his float cabin on Powell Lake. A … [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...]
Man charged with assaulting flag person
March 9, 2012 by
A contractor charged with assaulting a construction flag person in New Westminster more than a year ago is representing himself at his trial. Michael Biemans denies allegations he deliberately ran down the victim in November of 2010 with his work truck, saying he repeatedly warned the person to get out of his way. The victim, Paul White, was … [Read more...]
First person convicted in Stanley Cup riot sentenced to 17 months
February 16, 2012 by
A judge has sentenced the first person convicted in Vancouver's Stanley Cup riot to 17 months in jail. Twenty-year-old Ryan Dickinson pleaded guilty to participating in a riot, admitting to being among a mob that trashed an unmarked police car and then later vandalizing a clothing store. The Crown had asked for 15 to 18 months for the rioting … [Read more...]
