Police are looking for a man who abducted and beat a woman over the weekend in Maple Ridge. RCMP say the incident happened after the woman agreed to help a man who said he needed help getting his car started. When she agreed to help, he pulled out a weapon and forced the woman to drive her car out of the area. He started beating … [Read more...]
Mother of woman killed by drunk driver urges people to get home safely this New Year’s Eve
December 31, 2012 by
A plea from a mother who lost a child to a drunk driver: If you drink this New Year's Eve, don't get behind the wheel. Markita Kaulius, mother of 22-year-old Kassandra Kaulius, who died in Surrey last year when drunk driver Natasha Warren plowed into her car, says New Year’s Eve revellers have options. "So please make the choice to call a cab … [Read more...]
Woman stabbed, man tasered in domestic dispute
December 29, 2012 by
A woman is in hospital after being stabbed during a domestic dispute in North Delta Friday night. It happened in a home in the 9400 block of 116th street. Sgt. Sharlene Brooks says the suspect did not respond to police commands, so he was tasered. "He's been medically cleared, and remains in police custody at this time. The Delta Police Major … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Woman sentenced in deadly hit and run crash
December 28, 2012 by
A woman who pleaded guilty to impaired driving in the crash that killed 22 year old Kassandra Kaulius in Surrey has been handed 37 months behind bars. Natasha Warren was sentenced in Provincial Court in Surrey this morning. The crown had been seeking a three and a half year term. Defence called for 25 months behind bars. She also gets an eight year … [Read more...]
Woman who pleaded guilty to impaired driving in the death of Kassandra Kaulius to be sentenced Friday
December 27, 2012 by
The woman who drove drunk in the crash that killed a young softball player in Surrey last year is set to learn her sentence Friday. Crown Counsel has argued Natasha Warren should spend three and a half years in prison for what happened back on May 3rd, 2011. That's the night Warren drank a bottle-and-a-half of wine, got behind the wheel, and sped … [Read more...]
Elderly woman dies in head on crash on Highway One
December 15, 2012 by
An 82-year-old woman is dead after a head-on crash on Highway One just before 11 Saturday morning. RCMP say the woman from Hope was travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes outside of Abbotsford. Her Buick sedan collided with a small car as she was exiting the Bradner Road rest stop. The wife and husband from Chilliwack in the other car … [Read more...]
BC Woman tries to keep home as lawyer tries to take it away
December 12, 2012 by
A Pemberton woman is looking for a Christmas miracle to save her home before a legal bill - that's not supposed to be hers - takes it away. Dale Fotsch received forclosure documents this week. The lawyer who represented her in a settlement case she won -- is going after her home to cover her legal bill which her ex-husband was ordered to … [Read more...]
Missing Richmond woman
November 29, 2012 by
Richmond RCMP are asking for help as they look for a 21-year old woman who hasn't been seen for a couple of days. Sgt. Cam Kowalski says Shantelle Alyshia Johnston is usually in regular contact with her mother, but hasn't been for few days. "She does live a bit of a high-risk lifestyle. she has been missing for a couple of days now, last heard from … [Read more...]
Surrey woman charged in mother’s death
November 12, 2012 by
A 28-year-old Surrey woman has been charged in her mother's death. Homicide investigators have identified the body found last week in a basement in Fleetwood as that of 43-year-old Panagiota Zerbinos. They say her daughter, Gloria Zerbinos, was arrested in Vancouver on the weekend, and now faces second-degree murder. Police are not releasing any … [Read more...]
Woman lucky to be alive after attempted drug smuggle at Vancouver airport
November 10, 2012 by
The Canada Border Services Agency says a woman was caught at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday, trying to smuggle in suspected heroine. The woman was questioned, arrested and taken to hospital as she tried to return to Canada. She had to undergo emergency surgery to remove 51 pellets packaged in condoms. This is the third person in since … [Read more...]
