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Another murder in Surrey Saturday for a record 23 in 2013
The murder rate in Surrey continues to climb, with the slaying early Saturday of a man at a booze can in the 9100 block of 147A Street. The house is notorious for after hours drinking and the...
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Woman charged in murder of respected Kwantlen Elder
A 41-year-old woman has been arrested in Quebec City and charged in the March 2011 murder of a respected elder of the Kwantlen First Nation. Michele Marie Serdar was picked up Nov. 24 on one count of...
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IHIT busy with new murder file and arrest in 2008 cold case
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is on the scene of another murder tonight after the body of a woman in her 60s was found inside a Burnaby apartment. Cpl. Dominic Duchesneau said Burnaby RCMP...
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IHIT announces charges and guilty pleas in murder files
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team provided updates in three separate murder files Thursday. Two young men that had been charged with first degree murder in the December 2011 slaying of Branson...
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Red Scorpion Matt Campbell slain in Abbotsford Thursday
A man fatally attacked near the Abbotsford Auto Mall Thursday was Red Scorpion gang leader Matt Campbell, The Vancouver Sun has learned. Sources confirmed that Campbell was the victim of the attack...
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IHIT investigating man’s death in Richmond
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is on the scene of a suspected murder in the 8400 block of Steveston Highway. Sgt. Adam MacIntosh said Richmond RCMP responded to a 911 call Monday afternoon...
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IHIT takes over investigation into human remains found in Abbotsford
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the probe into human remains that were found near the Fraser River in Abbotsford Sunday. IHIT Sgt. Adam MacIntosh said in a release that an...
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290 unsolved murders on the Lower Mainland over 12 years
Finally, after months of research and interviews, we’re launching our database on unsolved murders on the Lower Mainland from 2002 to 2013. I have been working on this project with Sun reporter Mike...
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Politicians and experts call for change to B.C. charge approval standard
B.C. should abandon its higher standard for laying charges and fall in line with other provinces, they say BY KIM BOLAN AND MIKE HAGER B.C.’s higher standard for laying criminal charges should be...
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Man fatally stabbed during deadly fight in Surrey Wednesday night
Just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, Surrey RCMP responded to a report of a disturbance in the 9300-block of 132 Street. They found a 39-year-old man with serious stab wounds. He was transported to hospital...
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IHIT announces arrest in murder of hockey mom Julie Paskall
Family and friends of the Julie Paskall got the news they had been waiting for when the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced Friday that an arrest had been made in the slaying of the hockey...
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Yosef Jomo Gopaul charged in murder that shook Surrey – UPDATE
Yosef Jomo Gopaul made his first appearance in Surrey Provincial Court this morning and was remanded to June 13th. He’s being represented by Simon Buck, who’s well-known on this blog as the lawyer for...
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Surrey murder victim identified as Shaunce Poirier, 33
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the man slain in Surrey earlier this week as Shaunce Poirier, 33. IHIT’s Sgt. Bari Emam said Poirier was a resident of Surrey at the time of...
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Surrey murder rate way down in 2014 despite two slayings in four days
Despite two murders in four days, Surrey’s homicide rate is well below where it was at the same time last year. Including the suspicious death of a young woman on New Year’s Day this year, Surrey has...
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Man killed in targeted slaying inside south Surrey house
Heavily-armed Emergency Response Team members scoured a south Surrey neighbourhood Friday searching for a suspect in the city’s third murder in five days. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team...
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Surrey murder victim featured on Dr. Phil show in March
A man murdered in Surrey Friday had recently been on the Dr. Phil show featuring men who defraud their wives. Timothy Szabolcsi, 52, had a long history as a conman in both Canada and the United States....
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Barry McQuarrie charged with first-degree murder
He pledged to CTV News to enjoy his summer and steer clear of police, even though he was wanted for questioning in a May 12 murder. Now Barry McQuarrie has been arrested and charged with killing his...
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Five years later, Brandon Hughes’ family wants answers in his slaying
Five years later, Kevin Hughes is still haunted by the unimaginable task of performing CPR on his dying son Brandon for 20 minutes while he waited for an ambulance. It was just after 2 a.m. on July 23,...
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IHIT investigating double murder in Chilliwack
A triple shooting in Chilliwack early Thursday has left two people dead and a third wounded. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was called out to the Hawthorne Manor apartment building in the...
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Murder in Burnaby, suspicious deaths in New Westminster and Surrey: UPDATE
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spent Tuesday at a Burnaby high-rise where a man was killed the night before. IHIT S.Sgt. Jennifer Pound said details of the victim, including his name, would...
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