Amid growing pressure, conflict commissioner Paul Fraser has excused himself from the BC Rail probe, and called in his counterpart from Saskatchewan to carry out the investigation. Last week independent MLA John van Dongen demanded a probe by the conflict commissioner, sending Fraser extensive files about whether Christy Clark was in a conflict … [Read more...]
Police review memory card in hang-gliding death probe
August 23, 2012 by
Abbotsford serious crime investigators have now viewed a video on a memory card that may contain evidence in the April hang-gliding death of 27-year-old Lenami Godinez-Avila. The glider pilot, Jon Orders, has been charged with obstruction of justice after swallowing that data chip. Police are not saying what's on that chip, as that may come out … [Read more...]
Girl raises money for SPCA probe into German shepherd’s death
July 21, 2012 by
The story of Captain, the German shepherd, has struck a chord. The two-year old dog was found badly hurt in a Kitsilano dumpster last week and died of his injuries shortly after. Community support continues to grow as the BC SPCA investigates. Seven-year-old Stella McWilliams stood with a poster board on the seawall between the Granville and Cambie … [Read more...]
Homicide investigators probe death of 58 year old man in Maple Ridge
July 10, 2012 by
Homicide investigators are looking into a death in Maple Ridge. They've been on scene at a home in the 11000 block of Carshill Street. Sergeant Jennifer Pound says the victim is a 58 year old man. How he died will be determined through an autopsy Tuesday. She says no arrests have been made. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Oppal defends Pickton probe amid criticism
March 7, 2012 by
The head of a public inquiry into the Robert Pickton case defended the process Tuesday against allegations it’s ignoring the voices of aboriginals, as a lawyer appointed to represent that community resigned and one of the few remaining First Nations groups left in the process pulled out. Aboriginal activists have long dismissed the inquiry as … [Read more...]
VPD blames 60 after riot probe
November 1, 2011 by
Nearly five months after mayhem tore through the streets of Vancouver, the VPD has announced the first 163 charges recommended against 60 people who allegedly took part in the Stanley Cup riot. “This is just the beginning,” police chief Jim Chu said yesterday, adding some of the recommended charges include mischief, break-and-enter and … [Read more...]
Police probe gang links to shooting
September 29, 2011 by
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Police are looking for possible gang links to a shooting that left a man wounded in Coquitlam, B.C. Wednesday.RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen says the attack appears to have been targeted and the victim is known to various police departments in Metro Vancouver.He says the man is expected to survive.The shooting occurred at a Mr. Lube … [Read more...]
