Crime

Randall Hopley, 58, is wanted Canada-wide after he failed to return to his Vancouver halfway house on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. He is a convicted child sex offender and abductor. (Courtesy of VPD)

B.C. child sex offender wanted Canada-wide, missing from halfway house

Randall Hopley known for abducting 3-year-old boy from Sparwood home in 2011

Randall Hopley, 58, is wanted Canada-wide after he failed to return to his Vancouver halfway house on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. He is a convicted child sex offender and abductor. (Courtesy of VPD)
Former MMA fighter Kultar Gill has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle casing bodily harm in connection to an incident in Aldergrove on Sunday, Oct. 29. (Ben Lypka/Black Press Media)

‘Black Mamba’ charged, car rams B.C. RCMP station as woman hangs out door

New charges against former MMA fighter Kultar Gill in Langley police station crash

Former MMA fighter Kultar Gill has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle casing bodily harm in connection to an incident in Aldergrove on Sunday, Oct. 29. (Ben Lypka/Black Press Media)
A group of more than 30 British Columbia retailers, trade associations and other groups is calling for a co-ordinated government response to repeat offenders they say are behind a wave of theft, vandalism and violent crime. A police officer works at the scene of a fatal shooting outside a shopping centre, in Delta, B.C., on Saturday, May 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. retailers call for ‘critical’ crime crackdown on repeat offenders

Staff safety, increasing loss from theft a widespread problem across the province, group says

A group of more than 30 British Columbia retailers, trade associations and other groups is calling for a co-ordinated government response to repeat offenders they say are behind a wave of theft, vandalism and violent crime. A police officer works at the scene of a fatal shooting outside a shopping centre, in Delta, B.C., on Saturday, May 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
London Drugs President Clint Mahlman announced the creation of a new coalition aimed at addressing crime in B.C., speaking in Vancouver on Oct. 30, 2023. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

‘Crisis point’: B.C. coalition calls for more government action on crime

Save Our Streets group says municipal, provincial and federal leaders need to act together

London Drugs President Clint Mahlman announced the creation of a new coalition aimed at addressing crime in B.C., speaking in Vancouver on Oct. 30, 2023. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)
A police crackdown on violent and chronic shoplifters in Vancouver has ended with 258 arrests and the recovery of almost $57,000 in stolen goods. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Shoplifting ‘tsunami’ sparks Vancouver crackdown leading to 258 arrests

Retailers say they’ve seen at least a 20 per cent increase in retail theft in recent years

A police crackdown on violent and chronic shoplifters in Vancouver has ended with 258 arrests and the recovery of almost $57,000 in stolen goods. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Timothy Dale Bornyk, wanted on a warrant, was arrested this month at his Langley home. (CrimeStoppers/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

Mounties apprehend wanted man in his Lower Mainland home

Surrey RCMP have Timothy Dale Bornyk in custody, after he failed to show for his June court trial

Timothy Dale Bornyk, wanted on a warrant, was arrested this month at his Langley home. (CrimeStoppers/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
A law enforcement officer carries a rifle outside Central Maine Medical Center during an active shooter situation, in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

What we know about the mass shooting in Maine so far

A man fatally shot at least 16 people at a restaurant and…

A law enforcement officer carries a rifle outside Central Maine Medical Center during an active shooter situation, in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
FILE - The United States Mint is seen, March 1, 2002, in Philadelphia. Federal authorities, in an indictment unsealed on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, released more information and detailed charges in the theft of more than 2 million dimes earlier this year from a tractor-trailer that had picked up the coins from the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Dan Loh, File)

4 charged in connection with 2 million dimes taken from US parking lot

Thousands of coins were left scattered all over the lot in northeast Philadelphia

FILE - The United States Mint is seen, March 1, 2002, in Philadelphia. Federal authorities, in an indictment unsealed on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, released more information and detailed charges in the theft of more than 2 million dimes earlier this year from a tractor-trailer that had picked up the coins from the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Dan Loh, File)
A London Drugs store is shown In Vancouver on Wednesday Oct. 18, 2023. London Drugs president Clint Mahlman says the company has no plans to close stores due to escalating violence and theft, though the issue has reached a “crisis point” for Canadian retailers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nono Shen

No closures planned but London Drugs says escalating violence a concern

Rising crime and related issues around some locations has reached a crisis point: COO

A London Drugs store is shown In Vancouver on Wednesday Oct. 18, 2023. London Drugs president Clint Mahlman says the company has no plans to close stores due to escalating violence and theft, though the issue has reached a “crisis point” for Canadian retailers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nono Shen
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth, here seen with Kelli Paddon, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, and Grace Lore, minister of state for child care, Wednesday (Oct. 18) announced legislation expanding services for victims of crime. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

B.C. pledges more support for crime victims, their families, and witnesses

Province also restoring funding for sexual assault survivor centres in 5 B.C. cities

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth, here seen with Kelli Paddon, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, and Grace Lore, minister of state for child care, Wednesday (Oct. 18) announced legislation expanding services for victims of crime. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)
FILE - Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot, left, is driven in a police vehicle from a maximum-security prison to an airport to be extradited to the U.S., on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Court records filed Friday, Oct. 13, indicate Van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance, intends to plead guilty in a federal case accusing him of trying to extort money from the missing teen’s mother. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Suspect in Holloway disappearance to appear in federal court for extortion case; plea deal possible

An attorney for the mother of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway, who disappeared…

FILE - Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot, left, is driven in a police vehicle from a maximum-security prison to an airport to be extradited to the U.S., on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Court records filed Friday, Oct. 13, indicate Van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance, intends to plead guilty in a federal case accusing him of trying to extort money from the missing teen’s mother. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
B.C.’s anti-gang police agency, CFSEU-BC, is searching for 31-year-old Adrian Picketts-Yoxall, who has been charged with numerous offences related to the manufacturing of firearms. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)

B.C. man wanted on charges of 3D printing firearms

Police allege Adrian Picketts-Yoxall, 31, was building guns in his Kamloops home

B.C.’s anti-gang police agency, CFSEU-BC, is searching for 31-year-old Adrian Picketts-Yoxall, who has been charged with numerous offences related to the manufacturing of firearms. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)
This Friday, Sept 29, 2023, photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Duane Keith Davis following his arrest outside his home in Henderson, Nev. Davis, known as “Keffe D,” was indicted on a murder charge in the Sept. 7, 1996, killing of rap music icon Tupac Shakur. After 27 years, Davis became the first person arrested in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

Police bodycam video shows arrest of suspect in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur

Newly released police body camera video shows officers arresting Duane “Keffe D”…

This Friday, Sept 29, 2023, photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Duane Keith Davis following his arrest outside his home in Henderson, Nev. Davis, known as “Keffe D,” was indicted on a murder charge in the Sept. 7, 1996, killing of rap music icon Tupac Shakur. After 27 years, Davis became the first person arrested in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)
Would-be robber run over by victim in Kelowna. (Black Press file photo)

Suspect brandishing fake gun attempts to rob driver, gets run over in Kelowna

The suspect is known to police

Would-be robber run over by victim in Kelowna. (Black Press file photo)
Border services officers discovered nearly 200kg of opium inside two shipping containers entering B.C. in August. (Photo courtesy of Canada Border Services Agency)

Opium found stuffed in furniture, machinery entering B.C.

CBSA discovered nearly 200 kg of the drug inside shipping containers in August

Border services officers discovered nearly 200kg of opium inside two shipping containers entering B.C. in August. (Photo courtesy of Canada Border Services Agency)
Former President Donald Trump speaks with journalists during a midday break from court proceedings in New York, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, as he attends the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that already has resulted in a judge ruling that he committed fraud in his business dealings. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Trump turns his fraud trial into a campaign stop as he seeks to capitalize on his legal woes

Donald Trump’s court appearances are no longer distractions from his campaign to…

Former President Donald Trump speaks with journalists during a midday break from court proceedings in New York, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, as he attends the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that already has resulted in a judge ruling that he committed fraud in his business dealings. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
This photo provided by her family on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, shows Charlotte Sena, 9, who vanished during a camping trip in upstate New York. Officials fear Charlotte may have been abducted while riding her bicycle Saturday evening, Sept. 30, 2023, in Moreau Lake State Park, about 35 miles (60 kilometers) north of Albany, N.Y. (Family photo via AP)

9-year-old who vanished from New York state park found safe and man linked to ransom note arrested

A 9-year-old girl who vanished during a family camping trip in upstate…

This photo provided by her family on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, shows Charlotte Sena, 9, who vanished during a camping trip in upstate New York. Officials fear Charlotte may have been abducted while riding her bicycle Saturday evening, Sept. 30, 2023, in Moreau Lake State Park, about 35 miles (60 kilometers) north of Albany, N.Y. (Family photo via AP)
FILE - Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 1996. Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday, July 18, 2023, that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of the late rapper Shakur. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

Tupac breakthrough? Vegas police make arrest in star’s fatal 1996 shooting

Hip-hop icon was gunned down on the Las Vegas Strip 27 years ago

FILE - Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 1996. Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday, July 18, 2023, that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of the late rapper Shakur. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Body of missing murder trial witness found by Vancouver police

Dr. Tracy Pickett, 55, found dead in Southlands neighbourhood

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Delta Mayor George Harvie says criminal activity is “rampant” in the port due to a lack of funds for policing. (Grace Kennedy file photo)

Organized crime corrupting B.C. ports, mayor expects problem to get worse

Delta’s George Harvie says more police resources needed to fortify security in wake of new report

Delta Mayor George Harvie says criminal activity is “rampant” in the port due to a lack of funds for policing. (Grace Kennedy file photo)