Repeat Offenders

• Crown seeking 3 years in prison for Vancouver man’s 5th random assault in 2 years

  All of the victims were punched in the face. With credit for time already spent in custody, Massimo Falvo was sentenced to one day in jail and three years probation.

  Crime

  Nov 14
  
• B.C. government earmarks more money to target repeat offenders, violent crime

  The Special Investigation and Targeted Enforcement (SITE) program launched in March 2023 and has supported 148 police operations in 28 communities throughout the province.

  Crime

  Jun 20
  
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• Convicted North Vancouver groper back in custody on new charges

  His extensive criminal past includes receiving a six-month conditional sentence with house arrest in 2022 after being found guilty of groping a woman on a North Vancouver trail.

  Crime

  Jun 19
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• Man charged in random assaults, arson in North Vancouver

  Police say the suspect was breaching conditions of a release order from a previous incident in 2023. 

  Crime

  Jan 13
• 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, 2024
• Nanaimo arrest of repeat offender reignites city’s crime debate

  A man's arrest in Nanaimo at the same location where he assaulted a pregnant woman two years ago has reignited the crime debate in the city.

  Crime

  Jul 23, 2024
• Attention turns to B.C.’s ‘catch-and-release’ justice system after Surrey homicide

  The suspect arrested following a homicide in Surrey on June 16 has a lengthy and violent criminal history and was on probation after being released from custody just days before.

  Crime

  Jun 19, 2024
• Man accused of Victoria carjackings arrested a third time in as many days

  Victoria police say Seth Packer was arrested Tuesday evening, after allegedly entering an occupied home in the North Jubilee area and stealing a wallet.

  Crime

  Apr 24, 2024
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• B.C. courts still granting bail in over half of cases where prosecutors sought detention

  The data, released by the B.C. prosecution service on Tuesday, covers nearly 4,800 bail hearings between November 2022 to December 2023.

  Politics

  Mar 26, 2024
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• Man arrested twice in 1 hour after back-to-back thefts reported in Port Moody, B.C.

  The suspect was first arrested after 6:15 p.m. near a shop in the Suter Brook Village, where additional loss prevention officers had been stationed amid a rash of shoplifting.

  Crime

  Feb 14, 2024