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Credit to Author: Kim Bolan| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 01:45:48 +0000

Vancouver Police have made three arrests they say are linked to the Redd Alert and Independent Soldiers gang in a murder conspiracy case. They didn’t reveal the purported victim of the plot but we will no doubt learn more as the case weaves its way through the court system Here’s my story: Downtown Eastside gangsters […]

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 […]

Credit to Author: Kim Bolan| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 22:34:07 +0000

Derek Brassington was one of three former IHIT investigators who pleaded guilty earlier this year for misconduct while working on the Surrey Six murder case. I managed to get a copy of a letter sent to Brassington over the summer telling him his legal bills won’t be covered by the force. It’s interesting because while […]

Credit to Author: Kim Bolan| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:25:03 +0000

Derek Brassington was one of three former IHIT investigators who pleaded guilty earlier this year for misconduct while working on the Surrey Six murder case. I managed to get a copy of a letter sent to Brassington over the summer telling him his legal bills won’t be covered by the force. It’s interesting because while […]

Credit to Author: Kim Bolan| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 04:20:27 +0000

So I learned Friday that Sophon Sek had already been transferred into Immigration detention after he reached his statutory release date on Sept. 27. I was able to cover his seven-day detention hearing Monday via telephone as it was held in Atlantic Canada. He is not fighting deportation to Cambodia though he hasn’t been there […]

Credit to Author: Kim Bolan| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 03:33:38 +0000

Sophon Sek got a much longer sentence for trafficking drugs and possessing firearms than he did for helping the Surrey Six killers get access to the Balmoral Tower in 2007 so they could kill six people. Now he has been granted statutory release after serving two-thirds of a five year, 10-month sentence. The Parole Board […]

Credit to Author: Kim Bolan| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 04:53:04 +0000

With escalating gang violence, there seems to be many people driving around the Lower Mainland with illegal firearms. Surrey RCMP today announced the arrests of two more linked to the Brothers Keepers after a firearm was found in a car. Here’s my story: Two men linked to the Brothers Keepers arrested in Surrey KIM BOLAN […]

Credit to Author: Kim Bolan| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 04:41:21 +0000

There are lots of politicians talking about gun violence during this election campaign. While they offer their varying views about what should/could be done, police continue to deal with the brazen shootings that have resulted in several injuries and one murder in the last week. Here’s my story: Police hunt for suspects after Metro Vancouver […]

Credit to Author: Kim Bolan| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 04:33:31 +0000

These civil forfeiture cases are getting filed as criminal investigations continue. This one is targeting the assets of an alleged Burnaby trafficker, his wife, his step-dad and his mom. Here’s my story: Government wants alleged traffickers’ home, car, jewelry and cash KIM BOLAN Updated: September 30, 2019 Officers with B.C.’s anti-gang agency watched Burnaby resident […]

Credit to Author: Kim Bolan| Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 20:09:39 +0000

I don’t think I have seen another civil forfeiture case filed after the person who owned the assets is dead. But the B.C. government is trying to keep money and cash seized in July 2018 from Red Scorpion Justin Haevischer, who was gunned down Sept. 10. There are interesting details in the court documents about […]