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Alexander LaGlace

10 years for Lighthouse Park killer

THE man responsible for the 2009 stabbing death of a woman in West Vancouver's Lighthouse Park has been handed a 10-and-a-half year sentence.


 
The RCMP are looking for the owners of jewelry

Gems found after tip leads RCMP to suspect

A sizeable cache of stolen jewelry was found when Langley RCMP searched a suspicious car.


 
Patricia Kelly

Epic fish fight finally settled in court

A Sto: lo woman's nine-year fight over a few hundred sockeye salmon has ended with an absolute discharge and a payout for most of the fish confiscated.


 

Developer pleads guilty

Former land developer Tarsem Singh Gill, 58, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud on May 3 in connection with a $40-million mortgage fraud that involved dozens of Lower Mainland home purchases.


 

50 displaced in Mission fire

A Mission RCMP officer running down the hall yelling at people to get out of the building was the thing to alert Megan Varty-Abrosimoff that a fire was tearing through her apartment building. F


 

Crook targets bank machine users

A gunman has been robbing people at cash machines on the peninsula.


 

Senior back in trouble after pursuit

A Chilliwack senior was arrested Wednesday after allegedly fleeing from police and backing into several RCMP cruisers.


 

Robbed at knifepoint

Chilliwack Mounties are on the lookout for the man who held up a flower vendor at knifepoint last Tuesday.


 
The Cat & Fiddle Pub

PoCo sides with Cat & Fiddle on hours

PoCo council is backing the Cat & Fiddle Pub's push to extend its hours, despite hearing residents express concerns over noise and other issues. The pub's owner, meanwhile, says the business addresses concerns whenever it hears of them.


 

Burnaby man charged with attempted murder

A 22-year-old Burnaby man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a woman in her throat.


 

Veteran, 89, still 'bothers' to vote

Today I had the absolute pleasure of helping an 89-year-old wheelchair-bound Second World War veteran to vote. While we waited the half hour for the wheelchair-capable taxi, I learned about his life. Ray joined the RCAF in 1939 at 18-years-old and learned to fly bombers so well that he survived 22 missions. After the war he became a pharmacist and worked for a large chain of pharmacies.


 

Camera captures suspect image

An unlocked door proved too much for one alleged PoCo crook, but the last laugh could still go to police and the owner.


 

Second body found

On Wednesday, Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue recovered the body of a second young man who drowned in Golden Ears Provincial Park last Friday.


 
LUPTON, Ashley Sandra

Help bust crime.

Ridge Meadows RCMP is looking for the following people. If you see any of them, do not attempt to apprehend them. Please contact the RCMP immediately by calling 604-4636251 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477. The warrants attached to these individuals were still outstanding as of 10 a.m. Wednesday. Remember: all of the listed people are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.


 

Mounties nab pot caretaker

A special anti-gang police team uncovered four sophisticated marijuana grow operations worth millions that included a vast underground greenhouse hidden by a paddock and a high-end doghouse in the Hatzic Valley area east of Mission.


 

Witness testimony allowed

A Supreme Court justice has ruled that the testimony of several witnesses and a crumpled eviction notice can be admitted as evidence in the murder trial of Steven Kenneth Frederickson.


 
Police officers crowd around a map

Body discovered at Colony Farm park

Investigators working the first homicide case in Coquitlam this year have identified the victim.


 
A/Sgt. Ciaran Feenan

Delta police target enforcement during Road Safety Week

It's Canada Road Safety Week and the Delta Police Department is reminding drivers, cyclists and pedestrians how to stay safe on local roadways.


 

Question BC Ferries' role

As the trial of Karl Liggert wraps up, it occurs to me that I have not heard much commentary about the role of BC Ferries in this disaster.