May 17, 2024

Aquitted Air India suspect goes to court to try and get back millions in legal costs.

BC's highest court has reserved judgment on the latest legal action taken by acquitted Air India suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik.  Less than two months after he re-paid a government loan covering legal fees during his trial, Malik is trying to get that 6.3-million dollars back.  The money, which includes interest, came from February's … [Read more...]

Police presence on bridges due to search for armed robbery suspect

Drivers trying to get to, or from, the North Shore Saturday evening were slowed to a halt by lane closures and armed police officers. North Vancouver RCMP say they were stopping cars on the Lions Gate and Ironworkers Memorial Bridges, looking for a suspect in an armed robbery. Mounties say a man in his fifties, reportedly carrying a handgun, had … [Read more...]

RCMP search for alleged hit-and-run suspect in Hope

Police are looking for the public's help after a woman was allegedly struck by a car in hope and the drive took off. Two boys on their bikes found the unidentified woman's unresponsive body and a pair of shoes last evening on the side of flood hope road. Authorities arrived to pronounce her dead. Rcmp says it's possible the driver may not have seen … [Read more...]

RCMP on hunt for suspect in human-smuggling case

Mounties have launched an international manhunt for the first person charged in connection with a ship that brought hundreds of Tamil migrants to Canada’s West Coast a year and a half ago. Thayakaran Markandu has been charged with organizing illegal entry into Canada, the RCMP announced Wednesday. The charge relates to the MV Sun Sea, which … [Read more...]

Suspect in coffee-shop stabbing had just been in hospital

  Vancouver Police are now saying a 30-year-old man charged in a coffee-shop stabbing was apprehended for mental-health reasons two days earlier, taken to hospital, and then released. Charges of attempted murder and obstructing a peace officer were laid today against Mohamed Amer after a 71-year-old man was stabbed yesterday in a coffee shop … [Read more...]

Vancouver Police are hunting for a suspect or suspects after a BIG jewellery theft.

  Police in Vancouver are looking for up to three suspects after half a million dollars in sterling silver was swiped from the backseat of a car.  Last week, a trade show exhibitor had parked his rental car in the 900 block of West Broadway and went for dinner.  When he returned about 45 minutes later, he discovered someone had … [Read more...]

One suspect still at large after Surrey shooting

Delta Police are saying one man is in custody and one person is on the loose, as officers in Delta and Surrey investigate the aftermath of a targeted shooting this morning. Surrey RCMP Corporal Drew Grainger says a 28-year old man-known to police for involvement in the drug trade-is in critical condition, undergoing surgery. He was shot multiple … [Read more...]

Police seek suspect after Surrey sexaul assault

 Surrey RCMP are looking for a suspect after a woman was sexually assaulted yesterday. Police say the 42-year-old victim was at her car after leaving work at Central City Mall about 5:30 p.m. A man came up from behind and wrapped his arms around her, and covered her mouth. He pushed her face-first into her car and tried to take off her … [Read more...]

RCMP issue a composite sketch of a suspect in the killing of Taylor Van Diest

 RCMP have released the sketch of a suspect in the Halloween Taylor Van Diest killing in Armstrong.  Mounties also say DNA evidence has matched the suspect to a 2005 sexual assault in Kelowna.  Police says the suspect may have scratches or injuries. The description of the suspect for the 2005 sexual assault was Caucasian, with darker … [Read more...]

Social media sites wrongly ID murder suspect

SURREY, B.C. - Police say people using social media have wrongly identified a suspect in the stabbing death of an 18-year-old boy in Surrey, B.C. last weekend.Sgt. Jennifer Pound of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the man named on media sites in the killing of Jamie Kehoe began getting death threats and went to police, who have … [Read more...]