Thank you!

First weekend since 1993 with no dog. Not loving it.

Surrey gang cops all reassigned as staffing shortages continue. vancouversun.com/news/crime/s...

Were the government lawsuits and murders of Hardside members too much for these Surrey Hells Angels? Hardside folds, but new West Side chapter starts on the island. vancouversun.com/news/crime/s...

Just to explain court math - the sentence was 15 years minus 7 years, 2 months credit for pretrial custody. 2 years in jail in Puerto Rico, for which he got 1.5/1 for each day as credit. Then another 2 years in BC where he got 2/1 credit. With stat release, he'll be out in 5 yrs.

D'Monte denies he was ever a member of the UN gang, though former UN gangsters testified in earlier trials that he was actually UN gang leader for a period. D'Monte expressed remorse in court Wednesday, and called those former gang members who testified liars.

Gang associate who aided plot to kill rival Bacon brothers sentenced to less than eight years Submission by Crown and defence lawyers for 15-year sentence, minus more than seven years' credit for his pretrial custody, was accepted.

UN gang associate Conor D'Monte sentenced to 7 years, 10 months for role in conspiracy to kill the Bacons and Red Scorpions. A murder charge he faced was stayed Wednesday. vancouversun.com/news/crime/g...

No crime or criminals here, say B.C. Hells Angels fighting court forfeiture of clubhouses New court filings say the government is improperly relying “on global allegations” against the Hells Angels. Read more.

Back at work after a few weeks away, so catching you up on the latest with the BC government v Hells Angels lawsuit over clubhouses: vancouversun.com/news/no-crim...

Still enjoying my life as a reporter Richard! But I wouldn't mind being on the Park Board some day. I might even start my own Pool Party.

B.C. files lawsuit to seize three more Hells Angels clubhouses Two years after seizing three clubhouses from the Hells Angels, the province is going after others in Surrey, Mission and Pitt Meadows.

Both Arkinstall and his Hells Angels chapter are named as defendants in the latest government lawsuit seeking forfeiture of 3 more biker clubhouses. vancouversun.com/news/bc-file...

B.C. Hells Angel caught with duffel bags full of drugs at border gets day parole A high-profile B.C. Hells Angel has been granted day parole after a cocaine smuggling conviction — despite his membership in the biker gang

Mission City Hells Angels and convicted drug smuggler Jason Arkinstall gets day parole, despite on-going HA membership. But he has to stay away from his fellow bikers. vancouversun.com/news/bc-hell...

Richmond company tried to ship stolen Ontario vehicles to China: Lawsuit Richmond company allegedly tried to ship stolen Ontario vehicles to China in November, before Canada border agency intercepted illicit cargo

RCMP/CBSA intercept attempt to ship stolen Ontario vehicles to China through the Port of Vancouver according to lawsuit: vancouversun.com/news/richmon...

Australians used Port of Vancouver to ship drugs, eight receive jail sentences Eight people have been sentenced in Australia for their role smuggling methamphetamine into the country through the Port of Vancouver.

Eighth person sentenced in Australia for meth shipped through the Port of Vancouver - CBSA, RCMP worked with Australian police, other agencies, on investigation vancouversun.com/news/austral...

I don’t think they were, but I couldn’t confirm that by deadline yesterday so didn’t include it. But it’s something I will follow up on.

Expert and former Mountie Frank Grosspietsch says more training is needed to guide police to get permanent prohibitions in extreme situations.

While police say the specific guns Jesse VanRootselaar used were not among those seized/returned, Jesse still had access to guns in the house despite grave mental health issues.

Guns seized, then returned: Why expert says training needed on getting gun bans in mental illness crises About a year before Oscar Arfmann killed Abbotsford Const. John Davidson in November 2017, his firearm was seized by the RCMP in Alberta.

BC has sadly had several cases where guns were seized over mental health concerns, then returned and used to kill. vancouversun.com/news/local-n...

In fact, Wiwchar tried to escape as well in July 2022 - days after his co-accused Rabih Alkhalil broke out of North Fraser Pretrial. Wiwchar pleaded guilty in Aug. 2024 and was sentenced to 2 years, but was already serving life. (Alkhalil was arrested in Qatar last fall.)

Even if convicted, Wiwchar won't face any additional jail time as he's already serving life for a Toronto murder and was handed a 20-year sentence last month for the Sandip Duhre murder plot. So any new sentence would be concurrent.

Wolfpack hitman Dean Wiwchar charged with attempted Surrey jail break Convicted Wolfpack gang hitman Dean Wiwchar was charged the day after he told a B.C. Supreme Court judge he would turn his life around.

Convicted Wolfpack hitman Dean Wiwchar is facing 2 new charges for allegedly attempting to break out of Surrey Pretrial. I broke this story last month. The escape attempt happened Dec. 7 - right after he told a judge he planned to reform his life: vancouversun.com/news/local-n...

Canadian who aided Surrey drug lord pleads guilty in California Another Canadian who was part of Surrey drug kingpin Opinder Sian's international smuggling operation has pleaded guilty in Los Angeles.

Another Canadian pleads guilty in California to exporting meth to Australia as part of Surrey kingpin Opinder Sian's international drug ring. My story: vancouversun.com/news/crime/c...

Mashinchi is wanted on drug trafficking charges. He was earlier convicted in Boston of money laundering. He has links to the Wolfpack here in BC. He has Canadian, Iranian and German citizenship.

Former realtor linked to B.C. gangs facing money laundering charges in U.S. A former Metro Vancouver realtor who has been leasing luxury properties to B.C. gangsters is behind bars in the U.S. charged with international money laundering.

I investigated Mashinchi's suspicious leasing business back in 2018 - proving that he leased a North Van condo to Brothers Keepers founder Gavin Grewal, who was later murdered inside it. vancouversun.com/news/crime/f...

The allegations in 12 new civil forfeiture lawsuits says Mashinchi and his associates used a leasing company front to launder money by claiming criminal proceeds were lease payments for luxury condos. Mashinchi disappeared while under investigation in a VPD drug trafficking case.

Metro Vancouver properties key in 'long-running, large-scale scheme' by drug trafficker: B.C. civil forfeiture Omid Mashinchi, who is on Canada's most-wanted list, disappeared during a Vancouver police investigation into a large drug trafficking ring.

Weekend exclusive: Money launderer and accused trafficker Omid Mashinchi is on the run, but the BC government wants $37 million in Metro Vancouver properties handed over as proceeds of his criminal activity: vancouversun.com/news/metro-v...

Biker clubhouse owners say they knew nothing of 'illegal activity' The owner of the Surrey house used by the Hells Angels is denying allegations by the B.C. government which wants to seize the property

Owners of house rented by Hardside Hells Angels say bikers have been evicted and that landlords knew nothing of criminal activity; no HA members have filed responses yet to BC govt lawsuit: vancouversun.com/news/crime/b...

B.C. wants house of controversial chemical broker forfeited The B.C. government wants Bobby Shah’s palatial Maple Ridge home, currently for sale for $3.6 million, forfeited as a proceed of crime.

First US sanctions, then a police raid that found 17 tonnes+ of chemicals (some used in fentanyl and methemphetamine) and now B.C. wants Bobby Shah's $3 million house forfeited. But no charges yet. vancouversun.com/news/bc-want...

Guilty pleas in B.C. gang murder plots mark end of an era in long-running war Over a two-decade gang war, brazen public executions were carried out in Metro Vancouver restaurants, clubs, gyms and mall parking lots.

My weekend feature looking back at Vancouver's 20 year+ gang war and two long overdue guilty pleas: vancouversun.com/news/bc-gang...

Another fatal shooting in Surrey today - a body was found in the 3800-block of 176 Street, in a farming area, just before noon. No info yet on whether it is connected to any other recent shooting.

Yes. Just posted a story