Kristen Robinson

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• ‘Russian roulette’: Driver in deadly Vancouver hit and run handed 5-year prison sentence

  With credit for time served, Alexandre Romero-Arata, 28, will serve an additional two years and six months for the crash that killed a young Irish man.

  Crime

  Dec 20
• Group brings free self-defence classes to Vancouver’s Chinatown

  The program, dubbed Project Shield, held its first session on Tuesday, aimed at people aged 55 and older. 

  Crime

  Dec 17
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• Deadly Vancouver hit-and-run driver should serve 2-3 years, defence says

  Alexandre Romero-Arata, 27, has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death in the June 19, 2022, collision in Kitsilano that left Eoghan Byrne dead.

  Crime

  Dec 16
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• Man charged with assault in Burnaby golf club attack appears in court

  In video of the incident in Burnaby in October, two men can be seen arguing next to a putting green, before one strikes the other with a golf club.

  Crime

  Dec 12
• ‘Not working’: B.C. police chiefs withdraw support for decriminalization

  We're getting more insight from one of B.C.'s top police officers on the dramatic about-face by police chiefs to withdraw their support for drug decriminalization.

  Health

  Dec 11
• ‘100% better’: DTES artist Smokey D undergoing sponsored rehab in Thailand

  “I’m doing very well thank you, 100 per cent better,” Jamie Hardy a.k.a Smokey D told Global News in an interview from The Hills Rehab in Chiang Mai. “I love it here.”

  Health

  Dec 11
• Suspect in Vancouver sucker punch attack now charged with 3 stranger assaults

  Zachary Tyrell Shettell is charged in an attack on Nov. 28 where a random victim was punched and knocked to the ground on West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver.

  Crime

  Dec 9
• Vancouver sucker punch suspect charged in separate stranger attack 4 days prior

  Both incidents were captured on security video. Earlier this week, Vancouver police shared footage of the Nov. 28 unprovoked assault.

  Crime

  Dec 5
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• Suspect charged in violent Vancouver carjacking

  According to court records, Sebastien Boire, 34, is accused of robbery, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, and motor vehicle theft.

  Crime

  Dec 5
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• Video shows shocking assault on Crown prosecutor outside B.C. courthouse

  Kenyon Thomas Lavallee was sentenced to one year in jail, with an order that he return to Manitoba to serve out his probation once his jail time was up.

  Crime

  Dec 2
• Mother pulls daughters from Surrey school over student’s alleged violent outbursts

  Parents of children at a Surrey elementary school are concerned about escalating violence they claim is being displayed by a Grade 1 student with special needs.

  Education

  Nov 29
• Man who vandalized Komagata Maru memorial pleads guilty to North Vancouver dog theft

  Amber, a six-year-old golden retriever, was stolen outside a Shoppers Drug Mart on Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver on Feb. 12.

  Crime

  Nov 29
• ‘We need justice’: Family of slain B.C. woman speaks out over domestic homicide case

  Vanessa Terry's romantic partner, 36-year-old Frederick Paul Charlie, is charged with second-degree murder in her death.

  Crime

  Nov 28
• How will B.C.’s new cabinet tackle repeat offenders?

  Premier David Eby says he has appointed a former police officer and rookie MLA to tackle street disorder and organized retail theft.

  Crime

  Nov 27
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• No jail time for man driving unlit farm vehicle in fatal Delta, B.C. crash

  Jasdeep Singh Sandhu pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death in the October 2021 crash on Highway 17A that killed 77-year-old Joan Sherry.

  Crime

  Nov 26
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• Maple Ridge raccoon revived with Narcan after suspected fentanyl poisoning

  Bennett had just returned from the school run last week when she found the mom and a baby raccoon unconscious, with one of the babies sleeping on the furniture.

  Environment

  Nov 15
• Man convicted in ‘egregious assault’ on Chinatown shopkeeper accused of probation breach

  A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Wayne Northey, 51, after he allegedly failed to appear in court on Oct. 31 and Nov. 13.

  Crime

  Nov 13
• No jail time for fatal B.C. hit-and-run driver who violated house arrest, driving ban

  Marcel Genaille pleaded guilty last year to leaving the scene of a June 2021 collision that left 59-year-old James ‘Mark’ Peters dead.

  Crime

  Nov 12
• Changes to Abbotsford Remembrance Day ceremony due to homeless camp disappoint some

  Last week, the local legion said a homeless encampment on the grounds of Abbotsford City Hall would force it to make changes to the city’s Remembrance Day ceremony.

  Canada

  Nov 11
• Metro Vancouver meets with West End residents over controversial water tunnel

  Metro Vancouver is gearing up to start work replacing a nearly century-old water main that runs beneath the Burrard Inlet and Stanley Park, serving Vancouver, Richmond and Delta.

  Politics

  Nov 7
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• ‘Do something’: Vancouver’s Gourmet Warehouse warns of ‘epidemic’ of retail crime

  The Gourmet Warehouse says it's dealing with up to six attempted thieves a day and that the problem is getting worse.

  Crime

  Nov 6
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• No jail time for B.C. man who drove through residential school march, hitting 4

  Richard Manuel was convicted in September, after hitting four people with his pickup truck during the June 4, 2022 procession in Mission, B.C.

  Crime

  Nov 4
• Crown wants jail time for B.C. hit-and-run driver who violated house arrest

  Marcel Genaille was handed an 18-month conditional sentence with house arrest for fleeing the scene of a fatal crash in 2021. He was caught breaching his conditions last month.

  Crime

  Oct 30
• Trial begins for driver in fiery fatal Peace Arch border crash

  Gurbinder Singh, 40, pleaded not guilty on Monday to dangerous driving causing death in the explosive collision that left Pastor Tom Cheung dead on May 2, 2019.

  Crime

  Oct 28
• Man who shot at B.C. RCMP office has prison sentence cut in half

  Paul Nicholas Russell was originally sentenced to 10 years in prison after he fired multiple rounds at the Vanderhoof detachment and at unoccupied police vehicles.

  Crime

  Oct 24