B.C. Crime

• 4-year sentence for B.C. man after intercepted ‘Taser-style weapon’ prompts border probe

  Justin Edward Groshok pleaded guilty to possession of a restricted firearm and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking in June 2022.

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  Jan 9
  
• RCMP investigating after shots fired in residential Richmond, B.C. neighbourhood

  Police say a dark-coloured pickup truck was spotted fleeing the scene, and that RCMP in Surrey have located an abandoned vehicle they suspect was involved. 

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  Aug 18, 2022
  
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• Alleged border jumper caught with 3 loaded handguns, B.C. RCMP say

  Police say the man illegally entered Canada through a state park on the border with Surrey, and was found with three loaded handguns and a stun gun.

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  Apr 13, 2022
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• Second emergency vehicle stolen and recovered in B.C. Interior

  The Interlakes Volunteer Fire Department says someone broke into its fire hall in Bridge Lake on Friday night and stole a pickup truck used for medical calls. 

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  Apr 10, 2022
• Fugitive former leader of UN gang reportedly captured in Puerto Rico: Police

  Conor D'Monte has been on the run for more than a decade, and faces murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges in the 2019 killing of Kevin LeClair.

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  Feb 25, 2022
• Calgary, Abbotsford men charged after string of robberies in B.C.’s Lower Mainland

  Jaden Kahnapace-Newton, 21, and Erat Odongi, 22, were charged in connection to three alleged robberies that occurred last October.

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  Jan 4, 2022
• Man accused of killing Naomi Onotera to spend holidays behind bars

  Obnes Regis, 49, is charged with manslaughter and indignity to a body in the death of his wife Naomi Onotera, a teacher-librarian in the Surrey School District. 

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  Dec 23, 2021
• 5 stabbed, hospital locked down after Alberta biker gangs brawl in Cranbrook, B.C.: police

  Police say they were called to a gas station for a brawl between two rival outlaw motorcycle gangs from Alberta on Friday night. Five people suffered stab wounds in the incident.

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  Jul 24, 2021
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• One dead, three in custody after shooting in Nanaimo: Police

  The incident prompted a massive police response in the area of the Rock City Plaza.

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  May 20, 2021
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• Woman in critical condition after apparent Chilliwack murder-suicide attempt

  Police confirmed the deceased man and a woman with life-threatening injuries knew one another.

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  Apr 15, 2021