The Vancouver police have laid out another batch of Stanley Cup riot charges. A dozen more charges have been approved against six more suspects in the June 15, 2011 chaos. They range in age from 19 to 33 years old, and in hometowns from Vancouver to Surrey. That makes 592 charges recommended so far, against 200 suspected rioters. CKNW Vancouver … [Read more...]
More riot charges recommended
May 4, 2012 by
Vancouver Police say charges have now been recommended against 200 suspected Stanley Cup rioters. Riot Investigation team commander Les Yeo is calling it a milestone, adding more charge recommendations are just around the coroner. The 200 suspected rioters face a total of 592 charges. Yeo says four more guilty pleas were entered over the past … [Read more...]
New riot guilty plea
May 2, 2012 by
Twenty-year-old Alexandre Peepre was originally charged with assault, mischief and participating in a riot after the mayhem last June 15th. The Vancouver man will be back in court in July for a pre-sentencing report. Another accused rioter is also getting ready to enter a guilty plea. Eighteen-year-old Jacob Pateman from North Vancouver will be in … [Read more...]
Riot suspect arrested on Vancouver Island
April 19, 2012 by
Victoria Police have arrested a man who wanted for his role in last June's Stanley Cup riot. In a release, police say the 26 year old was arrested early this morning in Esquimalt. Police say the man is from Esquimalt and had been staying on a boat in the West Bay Marina. He is alleged to have damaged several parked vehicles and two … [Read more...]
Riot investigation tops two million dollars
April 18, 2012 by
While the team that finished second in last year's Stanley Cup play-offs faces elimination tonight in Los Angeles, Vancouver police have now tallied up how much they've spent investigating last year's riot. The running tally has topped at least two million dollars, but Inspector Les Yeo -who heads up the riot investigation team- says … [Read more...]
UBC student latest to plead guilty on riot charges
April 11, 2012 by
A UBC student caught on camera after last year's Stanley Cup riot has entered a guilty plea. Twenty-one year-old Camille Cacnio apologized online soon after the riot for stealing a pair of men's pants and was soon fired from her job at Burrard Acura. A sentencing hearing has been set for June 20th. Cacnio is the third accused rioter to officially … [Read more...]
Crown approves more riot charges
March 20, 2012 by
The crown has approved 11 more charges against five suspected Stanley Cup rioters, including adding another charge to a young offender already charged. The offenders, ranging in age from 17 to 21 years old come from Vancouver, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Richmond, and Coquitlam. The running total is now 75 suspected rioters facing … [Read more...]
Hunt for riot suspects continues
March 8, 2012 by
14-thousand-dollars is being spent on a poster campaign as Vancouver Police search for more suspected Stanley Cup rioters. The Vancouver Police Foundation is funding the cost of the 70-thousand posters that will be handed out across Greater Vancouver and Vancouver Island. 340 volulnteers and 70 police officers are involved in the effort that … [Read more...]
VPD Chief pleased with first riot sentence
February 16, 2012 by
Vancouver's Police Chief is pleased with the length of the sentence handed to 20-year-old Ryan Dickinson, the first Stanley Cup rioter to be sentenced. Dickinson was sentenced to seventeen months behind bars, and with time already served, with spend another thirteen and a half months in jail. Chief Constable Jim Chu says while he expects … [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...]
