Halfway House

• Violent offender who walked away from Vancouver halfway house re-arrested

  In 2016, Fredrickson was convicted of manslaughter for the 2010 beating death of Robert-Jan Planje, whose mobile home he was living in at the time.

  Crime

  Feb 9
  
• High-risk sex offender back in custody after ditching halfway house: Vancouver police

  Johnny Walkus is serving a sentence for two counts of sexual assault, along with single counts of break-and-enter with intent and uttering threats to cause death or harm.

  Crime

  Feb 7
  
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• B.C. man with gang ties wanted Canada-wide after vanishing upon prison release

  Samra was arrested and charged with gun and drug trafficking in 2017 as a part of the VPD's 'Project Tariff" investigation targeting the Heer/Dhillon/Samra crime group.

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2023
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• Kelowna man who fatally stabbed ex-fiancée to be released from prison

  Ryan Quigley, 44, who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter death of Aimee Parkes, is up for statutory release.

  Crime

  Jul 26, 2023
• Full parole given to convicted West Kelowna fentanyl dealer

  Leslie McCulloch has a criminal record that dates back to 1999 and even since he's been in custody he's repeatedly flouted the conditions dealt to him.

  Crime

  Feb 21, 2023
• Convicted West Kelowna fentanyl trafficker fails to get full parole

  Leslie John McCulloch, 45, has shown 'improved behavior and attitude' since being allowed to move into a halfway house last year, the Parole Board of Canada said in a document.

  Crime

  Nov 9, 2022
• ‘Slippery’ convicted fentanyl dealer from West Kelowna gets day parole reinstated

  'Strictly on a cost-benefit analysis, perhaps you are intelligent enough to realize that being more transparent with your CMT is in your best interest.'

  Crime

  Jul 21, 2022
• After catastrophic injury, Kamloops, B.C. man to start journey home

  “I sat here when he got hurt and I cried," said Jessie Simpson's mother, Sue. "And I thought my son's never going to come home.”

  News

  Jan 7, 2022
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• Canada-wide warrant issued for B.C. offender who walked away from halfway house

  Police say Kenneth Nolan Kirton has a history of committing "serious, dangerous offences."

  Crime

  Jun 30, 2021
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• Vancouver police looking for high-risk offender who fled from halfway house

  Police say Checkosis was serving a six-and-a-half-year sentence for being an accessory after the fact for murder, assault and aggravated assault with a weapon.

  Crime

  Sep 9, 2019