REAL SCOOP: Police renew reward in hunt for fugitive UN gangster
Credit to Author: Kim Bolan| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:36:53 +0000
B.C.’s anti-gang police believe they are closing in on United Nations gang fugitive Conor D’Monte, who was charged with murder in 2011.
Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit Sgt. Brenda Winpenny said in a news release Tuesday that police have received more than 20 tips about D’Monte’s possible location since offering a $100,000 reward in January and partnering with the “Be on the look out” or BOLO program to do a billboard campaign across Canada.
Winpenny said D’Monte is known to have ties to the Los Angeles area.
So CFSEU and the BOLO program now plan to work with the U.S. Marshals Service to try to locate and arrest D’Monte.
D’Monte was charged in January 2011 with first-degree murder for the February 2009 slaying in Langley of Red Scorpion gangster Kevin LeClair. He is also charged with conspiracy to kill the Bacon brothers and other RS gangsters.
CFSEU Chief Officer Trent Rolfe said “Conor D’Monte and his fellow gang members are responsible for an unprecedented level of brazen gang violence in the history of British Columbia.”
“Police will not rest until we have brought all those responsible to justice. Working in partnership with the BOLO Program is another example of our tenacity and dedication to find D’Monte and have him held responsible for his crimes.”
Last month UN gangster Kreshnik Ismailaj pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to kill LeClair. He was sentenced to nine years and six months in jail, minus 21 months credit for time served in pretrial custody.
Several others UN members and associates have also pleaded guilty to the same conspiracy to murder their rivals. And UN hitman Cory Vallee was convicted last year of the first-degree murder of LeClair.
The reward for information leading to D’Monte’s capture will only be available until January 30, 2020.