Maple Ridge Drug House Protest

The Vancouver Sun is reporting that local residents in Maple Ridge held a protest about a proposed drug house the city plans on building beside a day care.The city wants to turn the Quality Inn into a homeless shelter. Normally that would be a great idea. However what they are planing is not a homeless shelter it's just another drug house like the Front Room and the Lookout in Surrey.

"Lyanne Alexander says if a proposed homeless shelter opens beside her Maple Ridge daycare, she’ll have to close. 'We have 45-plus families in our centre and 55-plus children,' said the co-owner of Meadow Ridge Centre for Childcare on at 21409 Lougheed Highway. 'We’d have to close. We’ve got feedback from families that if it goes through, they’ll go elsewhere. I don’t blame them. If I had children here, I’d do the same.' Alexander said the low-barrier centre would be built beside their facility in an empty lot that’s already frequented by homeless and drug-addicted people. 'We see a lot of homeless people there, drug users, condoms. If it was a built facility, it would be magnified hugely from what we’ve seen,' she said."

Turning homeless shelters into government run drug houses is socially irresponsible.

Dead body found in Surrey donation bin

CKNW is confirming a scan BC report that a dead body was found in a surrey clothing donation bin. A passer-by saw a man stuck inside the bin and called the police. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Tragic indeed. The homeless often sleep in the donation bins in Whalley.

Burnaby Shooting

News 1130 is confirming reports that there was a shooting last night near Canada Way and 12th street in Burnaby. Several shots were heard and a man was seen lying on the ground. Local sources claim a lot of drugs are sold on those streets off Canada Way from 10 ave all the way down to Burris where Randy Naiker's hangout was.

Motorcyclist shot dead in Toronto - Update

The Toronto Star is reporting that "Man dies after being found shot in Toronto condo parking lot. A male motorcyclist found with gunshot wounds was pronounced dead by paramedics Sunday afternoon in a condo parking lot in the King W. area. Police have since said it is crime related and are investigating." CBC is reporting that the victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

The Globe and mail is reporting that "officers at the site were seen addressing a group of seven men outside the building. The men were seen embracing, visibly emotional, as they spoke to police, but refused to comment. It was unclear whether any of them were residents of the building." The night before there was another shooting in Toronto after a dispute in a resturant.

Update: City News is reporting that A brazen daytime shooting on King Street West that left a motorcyclist dead may have ties to biker gangs. A police source told 680 NEWS the victim is the son of a prominent biker gang member and that this may have been a targeted hit. The shooting happened in a condo garage at King Street and Strachan Avenue around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. John Ignagni, 33, of Toronto, was killed, police said Monday.

WTF? They have online election campaigns now? Only in Toronto.

Update: A local source claims there is an unconfirmed rumor the victims father was a member of the Vagabonds. Their clubhouse was raided by police in 2012.

New gun range in Langley

Well this is refreshing. I went out for coffee with an old friend who works for an armoured car company last week. He told me about a new gun range that has recently opened up in Langley called The Range so I checked it out. It's on the other side of town from the Langley Rod and Gun club by the Golden Ears bridge. It's an indoor gun range like DVC but unlike DVC you can fire big bore and hunting rifles there. They are billing it as Vegas comes to Canada and claims it is the biggest gun range north of the 49th parallel. Three cheers.

It's very cop friendly so I'm not sure how comfortable all the gang bangers will be there. They have cop parking and a RCMP sticker on the front door. There's a members only tactical range and a public range as well. They haven't had their grand opening so the public range isn't open yet just the tactical range which has been up and running for a month.

Like at DVC you don't need a gun license to try it out and they have a ton of firearms on site you can rent. They even have a .50 cal single shot sniper rifle you can fire indoors. That is impressive. I saw one of those for sale at the gun store in Surrey and said where the hell could I shoot that? It will take someone's head off from a mile away. Well, here is somewhere you can fire it. I'm not a .50 cal guy myself but the fact that you can fire big bore rifles indoors is awesome.

Dennis Watson at the Summit of Golden Ears

Dennis Watson from Gangsters out makes it to the summit of Golden Ears. Trolls keep posting my picture online thinking I'm going to run and hide. Not likely. I don't give a rats ass if you post my picture. I was pissed off you were posting my daughters picture. I am responsible for what I say not my daughter. Anyone who posts my daughter's picture and makes threats towards her is a low life piece of garbage. History has recorded that. What we do in life echos in eternity.

I made it to the summit of Golden Ears today. It is a long hike. Longer than the Lions. You definitely need to be well prepared and do a few smaller hikes to build up to it but the summit is breathtaking. You can see the entire Pitt Lake as well as mountains as far as the eye can see. It's best done as an overnighter. You can still water up right before the summit and before Alder flats.

Coquitlam drive by shooting and fire

Scan BC is reporting that #Coquitlam #RCMP were on scene with a drive by shooting at Pipeline Rd & Gabriola Dr. Reports of 1 person shot. UPDATE - #Coquitlam Fire headed to Charter Hill Drive & Lansdowne Dr after reports the shooting suspects set their stolen truck on fire.

Murder charges laid in Fraser Pretrial fatality

The Vancouver Sun is reporting that murder charges has been laid in the death at Fraser Pretrial August 3rd. The Surrey Now is reporting that "The man killed after a fight between two cell mates at Surrey Pretrial earlier this month has been identified as 25-year-old John Michael Murphy. The other cellmate, 22-year-old Jordan Cole Burt, has been charged with second degree murder, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) announced Wednesday."

This isn't the first time this has happened. I'd hate to think a wrongful death suit has to be filed just to get better security in the prisons. The Jay Hall beatdown was sleazy. In February of this year CTV reported that "Officials are investigating after the second in-custody death of a prison inmate in Metro Vancouver this week. BC Corrections confirmed that a prisoner at the Fraser Regional Correctional Facility in Maple Ridge died on Saturday. The prisoner’s identity and cause of death have not yet been released."

"The incident marked the second death of an inmate in Metro Vancouver in the last three days. On Thursday evening, convicted Stanley Cup rioter William Fisher died in custody. Fisher had been in prison less than a week when he went into medical distress in the North Fraser Pre-Trial Centre, where he was waiting to be transferred to a federal prison. He was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital, where federal officials technically took him into custody. He died in hospital."

April 2016 Kim Bolan reported that "Another prisoner in a B.C. jail has been killed in a gang-linked attack. Neil Leslie died in hospital after he was beaten in a living unit at North Fraser Pretrial Centre on April 17. Another prisoner, Zachariah Pakarinen, 27, has been charged with aggravated assault in the attack." In that case, murder charges turned into aggravated assault. Somewhat bizarre. It really doesn't look like safety in the primary concern at Fraser Pretrial.

If jails are operating at 140% capacity suffice it to say they are under funded.

Targeted shootings in Abbotsford and East Vancouver

The Vancouver Sun is reporting that there was a targeted shooting at Columbia and East Pender streets around 6:30 PM last night. One man was sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two suspects believed to be involved in the shooting have been arrested on West 12th Ave. near Discovery Street. They remain in custody. “All three individuals are known to police. The shooting does appear targeted.”

The Abby news is reporting that "The victim of a shooting Wednesday night in Abbotsford has succumbed to his injuries. The incident took place at about 9 p.m. on Crown Court, a cul de sac just north of Charlotte Avenue, which is located west of Clearbrook Road. Witnesses reported hearing multiple shots and a vehicle or vehicles screeching away from the scene."

Police raid Langley townhouse

The Langley Times is reporting that "Heavily-armed members of the ERT (Emergecy Response Team) took part in a raid on a Townhouse complex at 5210 203 Street in Langley City around 10:30 a.m. Thursday (This morning). RCMP said it was a pre-planned execution of a search warrant on a unit in the complex and the ERT was there as a safety measure."

"A video posted online by a resident of the complex shows officers ordering the occupants of a two-storey townhouse to give themselves up. 'This is the police, we have your house surrounded,' one ERT member shouts. 'You are detained for investigation.' Three young men were escorted from the suite by officers in body armor. One person was taken from the scene in an ambulance, a witness said." I'm a bit confused.

A search warrant is different than an arrest warrant. You can't detained someone for investigation unless they are charged with an offense. It must be a typo. There must have been an arrest warrant issued as well as a search warrant. Surely someone wouldn't post a video of them boldly violating the Canadian Charter of Rights. One would at least hope not.

Update: The Langley Times is reporting that A 35-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were arrested at the townhome. Both had outstanding arrest warrants from several other firearms-related charges in B.C. A variety of weapons were seized, including assault rifles, shotguns, sawed off shotguns, handguns and antique firearms. Officers also found a large amount of ammunition, a silencer and many different drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana, which were “consistent with possession for the purpose of trafficking,” police said.