A family member of a couple attacked in a West End apartment building Thursday night says her parents are still shocked and distraught. Lin and Neil gillin, 2 of the 7 people injured, are now home and recovering and CKNW caught up with their daughter Kerry just outside the complex at 1263 Barclay Street. She told us they were not stabbed, but her … [Read more...]
RCMP say Port Coquitlam teacher may have more victims
January 24, 2013 by
RCMP are looking for possible additional victims of a retired Port Coquitlam teacher. In December, 60 year old Russell Lance Read pleaded guilty in relation to two incidents of sexually exploiting two youth a decade ago. Recently though, Coquitlam RCMP say three people who Read taught between 1996 to 2004 came forward with allegations -- … [Read more...]
More Surrey murder victims identified
January 15, 2013 by
Two 33-year old men from surrey have been identified as the vicitms of a double homicide at a local parkade late Sunday night. Investigators do not believe the murders of John Edward McGiveron and Geordie Wesley Carlow were gang-related, but both had extensive criminal records. The men were shot in the 94-hundred block of 128th Street. No arrests … [Read more...]
Oregon police ID one of the 9 victims of Sunday’s tour bus crash
January 1, 2013 by
One of the nine people killed by Sunday's bus crash in Oregon was a 57-year-old man from Washington State. Dale William Osborn lived in Spanaway. His wife, sue, remains hospitalized in Pendleton, Oregon. The names of the other eight who died have not been released. Some of the four men and four women were from South Korea and … [Read more...]
Volunteers build fire victims new home
November 21, 2012 by
Firefighters, police and volunteers in Abbotsford are working to rebuild the home of an elderly couple who lost their home in a Remembrance Day fire. Bill Connor and his wife Annie are both in their 80's, and they didn't have insurance. The fire broke out around ten o' clock that morning, while the Connors were out having a cup of … [Read more...]
Police believe more victims could be out there, after sex assault charges laid
August 31, 2012 by
Mounties fear other victims could be out there. The RCMP has charged a 43-year-old man with nine additional counts of sexual assault, including interference and voyeurism. James Osell is already suspected in a child-porn bust after an arrest and seizure at his Chilliwack home back in April. "Since that time, the items that were seized at his … [Read more...]
Victim’s father says convicted killer will reoffend
July 19, 2012 by
He’s still considered a high risk to re-offend, but the young man convicted of fatally stabbing a 20-year old outside a Port Coquitlam house party in 2006 is set to be freed from prison in December. Ryan Crossley's mandated release is December 18th. The victim Jesse Penner's father Gord is worried Crossley will kill again, because the … [Read more...]
Surrey drowning victims identified
July 10, 2012 by
The BC Coroners' Service has confirmed the identity of a toddler and grandmother who drowned in a Surrey swimming pool on Sunday. RCMP call it a "tragic start to the summer." The victims have been identified as 20-month-old Ivan Yousif, and 51-year-old Warina Nissan, both of Surrey. Both were spotted unconscious in the pool, pulled from the water … [Read more...]
Victims of helicopter crash indentified
June 4, 2012 by
The BC Coroner's service has identified the men killed in a helicopter crash west of Terrace. The victims have been identified as 44 year old Peter Bryant of Terrace, 48 year old Blake Erickson of Sicamous, and 44 year old Arnaud Jolibois of Banff. The Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the cause of the crash. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
