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Drug debt led man to rob people at gunpoint
Five days before Stephen David Turner began holding up people at gunpoint in downtown Chilliwack, his father warned police Turner's life was being threatened by a drug dealer.
3 more years for high-risk offender
A Chilliwack man who attacked a woman he had just met with a kitchen knife was sentenced to three more years of jail Friday.
Ferndale inmate found in Kaleden
Escaped Ferndale inmate James John Jackson, 31, was found hiding under a bed in a Kaleden home by Penticton Mission RCMP on April 9. He was missing from the minimum security prison in Mission since March 19.
Let them get to know guards
Why is it that the yeggs involved in these types of incidents [Young man charged with senior assault, April 4, Langley Advance] are always "known to police" but never seem to be "known to prison guards?"
Inmate missing from Mission prison
Police have issued a country-wide warrant for the arrest of James John Jackson since the federal inmate went missing from Ferndale Institution in Mission the night of March 19.
WV employees help catch suspect
A break and enter suspect is behind bars following tips from the West Vancouver District Watch Program, according to a release from West Van police.
Not Stompin' Tom's Canada
It is with a tremendous feeling of sadness that Canada says good-bye to a true Canadian icon, Stompin' Tom Connors.
Assault leads to prison lockdown
Medium-security Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford remained under lockdown Wednesday after an inmate assault on Monday.
Concerns raised over mentally ill inmates
Once again, the union representing jail guards at the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in PoCo is sounding the alarm over conditions in the facility, after another inmate was injured in an apparent suicide attempt last week.
Man arrested at SkyTrain station
A suspect in a sexual assault case will be spending some extra time behind bars after being picked up by transit cops last week.
Idle no more piece elicits strong responses
Let me opine, first, that Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence is not on a hunger strike; she is drinking water and eating fish broth. One can live lean, but live on those essentials.
Cops present another great idea with cards
Hats off to the APD for their unique Christmas card approach to fighting crime.
RCMP arrest accused ID thief
A Montreal man who is wanted for crimes in two other provinces was arrested last month after allegedly trying to defraud a North Vancouver store during the busy holiday shopping season.
New digs for seniors, bookworms
Several institutional projects came to a close in 2012: an expansion of the women's prison in Maple Ridge, the new Pitt Meadows Library, Pitt Meadows Arena Complex, and a seniors centre in Pitt Meadows.
Prison guard faces drug dealing charges
A prison guard at an Agassiz prison has been charged with dealing drugs within the facility. Paul Fleming, a 42-year-old Agassiz resident and correctional officer, faces two counts of drug trafficking.
Big House exhibits leave out significant historical players
On a recent trip to the historic destination of Fort Langley, I could not help but notice that many of the exhibits on display has been revamped. There is new furniture, an entire new display in the second storey of the Big House, and new centennial maps to celebrate the 100th year of British Columbia's history.
Prison guard facing charges
A prison guard at Kent Institution could find himself on the other side of the bars after being arrested for allegedly smuggling marijuana and meth into the maximum-security jail.
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A second man convicted of manslaughter in the 2008 stabbing death of Abbotsford teenager Harvey Hans was sentenced Jan. 6 to just under five years in prison.
Crown wants extra jail time for predator
Crown counsel wants more jail time for an Abbotsford man convicted of the sexual luring of youth as more allegations have surfaced about an online relationship he was cultivating with a teenage boy.
