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Gregory Carr
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Hells Angel pleads guilty in cocaine smuggling case
Jason Arkinstall, of the biker gang's Mission chapter, entered a guilty plea in Surrey Provincial Court Wednesday to one count of importing a controlled substance. His sentencing has been set for January 2022 it is now supposed to take place in May.
Author of the article:Kim Bolan
Publishing date:Sep 03, 2021 • September 3, 2021 • 2 minute read • Join the conversation
A 2005 photo of Hells Angel Jason Arkinstall.
A 2005 photo of Hells Angel Jason Arkinstall. PHOTO BY HANDOUT /Vancouver Sun
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A Hells Angel caught near the B.C.-Idaho border last year with millions of dollars worth of cocaine and methamphetamine has pleaded guilty to drug smuggling.
Jason Arkinstall, of the biker gang’s Mission chapter, entered a guilty plea in provincial court in Surrey on Wednesday to one count of importing a controlled substance. His sentencing has been set for January 2022.
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On Oct. 23, 2020, Arkinstall was spotted with another man just south of the border in Idaho with five duffel bags full of cocaine and methamphetamine with an estimated value of more than US$2 million.
U.S. Border Patrol agents had been tipped to suspicious activity on a remote forest service road near the Canadian border and “located two individuals who were concealing themselves,” agency press officer Jason Givens said at the time.
As the agents approached them, the men ran back across the border into Canada, Givens said. The drugs — 89.9 kilograms of methamphetamine and 118.5 kilograms of cocaine — were located near where the suspects had been hiding.
Arkinstall and Lawrence Dwyer, both 48, were arrested near Creston and charged.
Nathalie Houle, of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, said Friday that the federal Crown intends to withdraw charges against Dwyer after Arkinstall is sentenced.
Arkinstall, who has been in pretrial custody for almost 11 months, was arrested in Spain in 2013 and charged with attempting to smuggle half a tonne of cocaine into the country aboard a boat that sailed from Colombia.
He and fellow B.C. Hells Angel Chad Wilson were later convicted and returned to Canada. Wilson was shot to death under the Golden Ears Bridge three years ago.
Arkinstall was acquitted in Calgary in 2011 of uttering threats against police. The judge in the case said Arkinstall was “physically abused” by officers during his arrest and that an anonymously recorded video contradicted the testimony of the cops.
Two officers were later charged. One was acquitted and the charges against the second were stayed.
But the case led to an inquiry over how the Calgary Police Service handled Arkinstall’s complaint of excessive force. That inquiry concluded in 2018 that while there was “no evidence of deliberate attempts” to derail the disciplinary process for the officers, the “CPS failed to diligently and conscientiously handle the Arkinstall matter.”
In B.C., Arkinstall also successfully challenged a law that allowed city electrical inspectors to search houses for illicit cannabis grow operations without warrants.
Surrey city inspectors and police first attempted to enter his house back in 2005, but Arkinstall refused to let them in. They tried again in 2006 and 2007 on the grounds that the high power consumption could mean pot was growing inside and put the neighbourhood at risk.
B.C. Hydro later cut off the family’s electricity, leading to a three-year court battle.
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The duffle bags recovered in a wooded area of Idaho, just south of the border near Creston, B.C., contained 38 kilograms of cocaine and 89 kilograms of methamphetamine valued at approximately $2.8 million. (U.S. Border Patrol Spokane Sector) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rcmp-nab-smugglers-fleeing-from-us-after-dumping-2-8-m-in-meth-and-cocaine-1.5778502 has pics of the duffel bags.
https://bccla.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20090226-Factum-Arkinstall.pdf Mr.Arkinstall was living with Jennifer Aline Green when they won a case in appeal court against BC Hydro and the City Of Surrey.
The couple and their young child lived in a 6,800-square-foot home that had an indoor pool, sauna, hot tub, greenhouse and central air conditioning. (Greg: Crime sometimes pays.) Sounds like a great pad.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/warrants-needed-to-search-suspected-grow-ops-court-rules/article562776/
https://bccla.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2009-BCCLA-Judgement-Arkinstall1.pdf Mr. Arkinstall was willing to let the electrical inspectors inside his home but he objected to having RCMP officers inside his home without a warrant. At a later date a lone inspector went inside and found no problems.
Mr.Akinstall has some violent, killer friends who are not in H.A.
Masked man held gun to head of slain woman's sister-in-law, court hears
Leanne MacFarlane and Jeffrey Todd Taylor were killed May 2010
Jeremy Hainsworth Jeremy Hainsworth
Dec 3, 2021 4:36 PM
Updated Dec 9, 2021 7:46 AM
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One of two men charged with first-degree murder in the killing of an innocent couple wanted the death house's former occupant dead, a court was told Dec. 2, 2021. (via Submitted)
The sister-in-law of a woman killed near Cranbrook had a masked man point a gun to her head, a B.C. Supreme Court judge heard Friday.
It was after the gunman and an accomplice ran off that Lise MacFarlane found the body of her sister-in-law, Leanne MacFarlane, who had been killed with partner Jeffrey Todd Taylor in May 2010.
She may have been saved by the fact the man’s gun was out of bullets.
"'I think I heard it click,'" Crown prosecutor Peter Favell recalled her as testifying. "'Then, he told me to get down on the ground.'"
She had said she looked at his clothes and boots, decided she wasn’t going to get a kicking and ran.
Colin Raymond Correia and Sheldon Joseph Hunter are charged with first-degree murder in the deaths. It’s the Crown theory that the men went to the home to kill a gang associate who had once lived at the property.
Favell continued his final arguments Dec. 3, urging the judge to accept evidence of one witness — Z — whose name is protected by a court order, and who was in the vehicle Favell said picked up Correia and Hunter.
The defence had suggested Z knew about the confrontation between the man and Lise MacFarlane from police and the media. Crown counsel refuted that, saying Z knew because he was there.
“Only the killers know Lise MacFarlane had run away in terror,” Favell said. “These details are of a kind and number no one can guess about.”
Favell also said witnesses saw the men in blood-spattered overalls near the killing site, and also that alleged accomplices who got immunity agreements were with them when the clothes the two had been wearing — including leather gloves and balaclavas — had been burned with gasoline Hunter had fetched from a vehicle.
And, Favell said, evidence also showed, Hunter’s cellphone records indicate he was in the vicinity of the burn site when that occurred.
Witnesses along the highway after the killing also testified to seeing people of Correia and Hunter’s description. One of those people had a beard.
Favell said those descriptions matched those of men who had earlier been in a bar where they were caught on video near a pool table. The court saw the video.
“You get a very good view of the beard ... that (Correia) had on his face hours before the murders," Favell said. "The Crown says it accurately shows Correia’s facial hair.”
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On Dec. 2, Favell told court Correia had connections to weapons used, and wanted to kill the owner of the house where the killings took place.
However, the house where the couple was killed had been vacated several months earlier by Doug Mahon, who passed away in July.
Correia wanted Mahon dead, the court heard.
“Who was it who wanted to murder Doug Mahon and wanted to go to the house to do so? It was Mr. Correia,” Favell said.
“The circumstantial evidence envelopes Mr. Correia,” Favell told the judge.
RCMP were called to a shooting at a rural residence off Highway 3/93 and found a woman dead and a man with severe injuries of which he later died.
At the time, RCMP said it was a targeted incident but that the dead were not the intended targets.
Correia and Hunter were arrested in 2018 separately in Alberta after a years’-long investigation.
Favell told the judge that Correia was a cocaine dealer and connected with one of two Cranbrook-area drug trafficking groups.
And, he said, men resembling Correia and Hunter were seen near the residence on the night of the killings.
Favell said Correia was connected to Smith and Wesson 44-calibre and Webley 38-calibre handguns and his DNA was found on one.
“Mr. Correia had access to the type of weapon used to murder two people,” Favell said.
Further, he said, the DNA of other members of a crime group with which Correia was associated was found on weapons at the crime scene.
“The group passed weapons around,” Favell said.
The Crown prosecutor noted Correia was also connected with a man who survived a shooting at Cranbrook’s Sam Steele Inn in October 2009. That man is believed to be an associate of full-patch Mission Hells Angels Jason Arkinstall.
Kevin Winters was found guilty in that shooting and sentenced to seven years. Donald Faid was found guilty of retrieving the gun used in the shooting from a vehicle. Faid was then on parole for a 1979 Alberta murder.
Correia was not on good terms with Winters or Faid either. He wanted them killed too, Favell said.
But, when it came the aftermath of the killings at the house formerly occupied by the man he wanted dead, Correia seemed uninterested, the court heard.
Favell told of a conversation between a police informant and Correia four days after the killings in which the informant asked about the deaths.
Correia wasn’t really interested.
“For a person who has wanted for months to murder Mr. Mahon, he has absolutely no questions,” Favell said.
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https://mcphersonfh.com/tribute/details/3022/Douglas-Mahon/obituary.html Mr. Mahon died at 50 he was a biker into Harley's he owned a bar he was quite proud of and loved called The Sammy in Cranbrook, BC the memorial page shows gleaming beer taps the dead man and his Harley. https://www.facebook.com/The-Sammy-619570681459252/?fref=photo It is a peeler bar. Relatives of the dead man work there. https://heybars.ca/077061/The_Sammy
Two men sentenced in connection with shooting outside Cranbrook bar
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Published Saturday, January 15, 2011 1:27PM MST
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Two men have been sentenced for a non-fatal shooting that took place over a year ago outside a Cranbrook bar.
RCMP say it was a crime that raised tensions between rival drug dealers and appears to be a catalyst for more recent violence.
It was October 2009 when a brawl erupted outside the Sam Steele Inn and led to the shooting of 32-year-old Chad Munroe, who was hit once in the leg and one in the shoulder.
But he was unco-operative with police and at the trial of the accused.
"We're pleased that the community sees that even where a victim is not co-operative with the investigation and not co-operative with the Crown, that the people will still be brought to justice, brought before the court and held accountable for their actions," said Ann Katrine Saettler, Crown prosecutor.
Kevin Winters, 52, was found guilty of the shooting. He was sentenced to seven years with double credit for time served, leaving six years and one month remaining.
Donald Faid, 55, was found guilty of retrieving the gun used in the shooting from a vehicle. He was on parole at the time for second-degree murder, a crime committed in Alberta in 1979.
He has been in jail since his arrest. After double credit for time served, he has just one year and seven months left on his four-year sentence.
"You know, the judge could have agreed with the Crown and not given him credit for time served, so that turned out well for Mr. Faid in that regard," said Faid's defence lawyer Greg Sawchuk.
The trial judge believes the brawl and the shooting stemmed from a rivalry over control of Cranbrook's drug trade.
It appears the rivalry continues behind prison walls as both men were severely beaten y (Greg: y should be by, MSM too cheap to use a spell checker.) other inmates shortly after being jailed.
They are now serving their time in segregation, which prison authorities say is the only way to keep them protected.
"They are in cells for 23 out of 24 hours, seven days a week and only allowed out briefly for a shower and meals," said Rick Strahl, Winters' defence lawyer.
This past November, Munroe and three other men were charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
Police believe that murder plot may have led to the deaths of Leanne MacFarlane and her boyfriend Jeffrey Taylor.
RCMP say the couple were not the intended targets when they were shot to death in their home. https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/two-men-sentenced-in-connection-with-shooting-outside-cranbrook-bar-1.596567 If you are selling drugs you want to be able to sell them in a strip bar if possible.
Chad Munroe
July 21, 2017 ·
Logan auest I invited your skid ass into my home with my family because nobody wanted your goof face around. You pay me back by robbing my house when I was in the hospital. You not only ripped me off but you stole my 7 year Olds wallet with her birthday money inside. You are a greasy hurting squid GOOF. Please. So. I hope you have a nice time inside you goof
(Greg: Pretty lame stealing a child's money but I have heard of people stealing piggy banks and such pretty low.)
Joey Pillay
Logans a piece of shit fucken might aswell be a skinner rat goof fucken overdosed twice in my house after i let him stay there and then homeboy let him stay at his place and now he got robbed while he was in the hospital. Im stomping around forest lawn and everyone gonna get a lil taste of whats coming for them when we find out who else was involved!!! Goofs
https://www.facebook.com/chad.munroe1 nothing indicates he is an associate of Mr. Arkinstall or is into H.A. or even motorcycles. Hates snitches which is not surprising. He indicated 4 years ago he was off the booze hope that is working out. https://twitter.com/stopcrimeyyc/status/908080430426972160 he was wanted by Calgary Police in 2017.
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Murder conspiracy case unfolds in Cranbrook
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Published Thursday, November 4, 2010 12:31PM MDT
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A bizarre murder conspiracy case is unfolding in Cranbrook.
Police say the case involves the murder of an innocent couple and has connections to the Hells Angels.
Investigators believe there was a plot to kill 39-year-old Doug Mahon.
Mahon is known to police and had lived at a home where two people were murdered in May.
Mahon had moved out of the house six months before Leanne McFarlane and Jeffrey Taylor were shot to death. Police believe the two were not the intended targets of the shooting.
One of the four men charged in the conspiracy is Chad Munroe. Just over a year ago, Munroe was shot outside the Sam Steele Hotel and survived.
Kevin Winters, 52, faces attempted murder charges in connection to that incident; Donald Faid, 55, also faces weapons and assault charges relating to that incident.
Doug Mahon was arrested shortly after the May shooting and is now facing drug trafficking charges.
Police say they are dealing with a web of gang crime and retribution which has put Cranbrook on edge. "The individuals that are now before the courts, there's a significant link between them and an outlaw motorcycle group that is based in metro Vancouver, " says Shinder Kirk, a member of the RCMP Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. (Greg: There is only one such 1% club like that in Metro Vancouver: The Big Red Machine, Red And White, The Motorcycle Club Your Mother Warned You About, 81, Hell's Angels, H.A.M.C.)
RCMP say their investigation is far from over and they do expect to make more arrests https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/murder-conspiracy-case-unfolds-in-cranbrook-1.570716
Calgary police seize $4K in drugs, $6K in cash following crackdown on stolen vehicles
By Alyssa Julie News Talk 770
Posted September 6, 2017 9:15 am
Calgary police uncovered nearly $4,000 worth of drugs, $6,000 in cash and weapons following three separate operations related to stolen vehicles.View image in full screen
Calgary police uncovered nearly $4,000 worth of drugs, $6,000 in cash and weapons following three separate operations related to stolen vehicles. Courtesy: Calgary Police Service
Seven people are facing 72 charges after three separate busts in Calgary that led to the recovery of multiple stolen cars and nearly $4,000 worth of drugs and $6,000 in cash.
The arrests come one week after the Calgary Police Service (CPS) said it would be cracking down on auto thefts in the city.
Police said in one incident, a loaded .45-calibre rifle, 9-mm pistol and SKS rifle were recovered when officers arrested three people who were seen loading property into a stolen Mustang.
Officers said the driver of the Mustang, which was registered as a rental vehicle, was wanted on existing warrants. When officers contacted the rental company, they learned the vehicle had been obtained through fraud.
While officers were following the driver of the stolen Mustang, he met up with two people in another vehicle. Police followed the vehicles to a parking lot in the 2100 block of Crowchild Trail, where all three were arrested with the help of HAWCS, the CPS canine unit, centralized break-and-enter teams and the prolific offender engagement team.
Officers also recovered body armour and three canisters of bear spray, as well as $6,000 in cash and nearly $4,000 worth of drugs including hash, methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and marijuana.
Calgary police uncovered $4,000 worth of drugs including fentanyl and cocaine in an investigation related to a stolen Mustang in Calgary. Courtesy: Calgary Police Service
Police seized a loaded .45 calibre pistol and loaded 9mm pistol in an investigation into a stolen Mustang in Calgary. Courtesy: Calgary Police Service
Michael Anthony Ghostkeeper, 32, Tracy Leanne Suffesick, 33, and Chad Everett Munroe, 40, face a string of drug and weapons-related charges in connection with the incident. Ghostkeeper was also charged with 20 outstanding warrants and Suffesick with 22 outstanding warrants.
Suffesick and Ghostkeeper are scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 13.
Munroe, also charged with 57 outstanding warrants, is set to appear in court Sept. 20. (Greg: Definitely not slowing down in the crime game at 40.)
Police also arrested Darcy Frederick Shepherd, 54, Trevor Edward Marshal Hogan, 31, Kyle Robert Meckler, 32, and Daemond Anthony Glenn, 29, in connection with two separate investigations related to stolen vehicles.
https://globalnews.ca/news/3721917/calgary-police-seize-4k-in-drugs-6k-in-cash-following-crackdown-on-stolen-vehicles/
E-Portamento
On October 29, 2010, police arrested four males in connection with a complex murder conspiracy investigation by Kelowna’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit.
E-PortamentoOne year earlier, to the day, Cranbrook Detachment major crime investigators attended a shots-fired call at a local bar. The victim, known for his involvement in the drug trade, survived his injuries. Three Cranbrook men were arrested in relation to the incident. The shooting has led to ongoing tensions between two rival drug factions resulting in a heightened threat to public safety.
In November, 2009, investigators learned of a conspiracy to murder a member of one of the groups involved in the dispute. The intended victim was a 39-year-old Cranbrook resident. Police intervened in the murder plot and recovered what is believed to be the intended murder weapon, an assault rifle. Two additional firearms and other weapons were also seized.
On May 29, 2010, police were called to the scene of a double homicide on a rural property outside of Cranbrook. Although police will not speculate on the motive for this murder, we do confirm that the intended target of the earlier murder conspiracy had previously occupied the home. This murder remains unsolved, and is currently under investigation by Kelowna major crime investigators.
As with similar investigations across the province, this case has significant links to gangs and organized crime groups throughout southern British Columbia and Alberta. As a result, it came as no surprise to investigators, that one of the groups involved in this investigation maintains close links to an outlaw motorcycle group in Metro Vancouver.
The potential for violence in this investigation was significant, violence that could have erupted at any time in any number of areas frequented by the public. The four males arrested were known drug traffickers in the Cranbrook area.
“Gangs and Organized Crime use violence, threats and intimidation to further their criminal enterprises. This behaviour has a negative impact on a community and is unacceptable anywhere,” said CFSEU operations officer Pat Fogarty.
“These arrests and the seizure of several weapons will go a long way to reduce the threat to the public and police officers alike,” added CFSEU spokesperson Sgt Shinder Kirk.
Kelowna CFSEU gratefully acknowledges the invaluable investigative assistance of CFSEU-Vancouver, CFSEU-Prince George, CFSEU-Alberta, North District Drugs, Kelowna RCMP, RCMP E-Division Interview Team, Cranbrook RCMP, and the Calgary Police Service.
The following individuals are charged:
Lonnie James ADAMS, 33
Colin Raymond CORREIA, 33
Lorne William Murray CARRY, 28
Chad Everett MUNROE, 33
All four are facing charges of one count each of conspiracy to commit murder; conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and counseling to commit the offences of aggravated assault and murder.
These individuals, who are no strangers to police, were arrested without incident, and have been remanded in custody, pending further appearances in Cranbrook Provincial Court.
We want to emphasize that this investigation is not over and additional arrests are expected.
CFSEU Media Spokesperson:
Sgt. Shinder Kirk
Office: (604) 507-2054
Cell: (604) 307-0857
CFSEU Media Contact:
Maureen Gulyas
Office: (604) 777-7971
Cell: (604) 616-7797
Cranbrook Media Contact:
Cpl. Chris Faulkner
Office: (250) 489-3471
Cell: (250) 489-9589
Posted November 3, 2010 | CFSEU-BC Press Releases
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Horrifying case of mistaken identity: Arrests made in 2010 Cranbrook double-murder
Author of the article:Patrick Johnston
Publishing date:Jun 11, 2018 • June 11, 2018 • 2 minute read • Join the conversation
Two men have been charged in the murders of a Cranbrook couple. Police have said it was a case of mistaken identity.
Two men have been charged in the murders of a Cranbrook couple. Police have said it was a case of mistaken identity. PHOTO BY SUBMITTED /PNG
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Two men have been arrested in the gruesome slaying of a couple in 2010 that police have said was a case of mistaken identity.
Leanne Laura MacFarlane, 43, and Jeffrey Todd Taylor, 42, died after being shot in a cabin they were renting on the outskirts of Cranbrook on May 29, 2010.
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MacFarlane was found dead at the scene, while Taylor died on his way to hospital. It appeared the shooter had forced their way into the home.
Colin Raymond Correia, 41, and another man, Sheldon Joseph Hunter, 30, have been charged with two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of MacFarlane and Taylor.
In the weeks afterward, police said it appeared the intended target of the shooting was a previous resident at the house and appeared to be connected to another shooting outside a Cranbrook hotel in October 2009.
A suspect in the October shooting, Douglas Glenn Mahon, 38, had been arrested months before at the home where MacFarland and Taylor died.
Mahon and two others were charged with attempted murder in the Oct. 29, 2009 shooting at the Sam Steele Hotel in Cranbrook. The victim of the October shooting, Chad Everett Munroe, was released from hospital after suffering gunshot wounds.
Police said the shooting involved members from rival gangs.
Weeks after the hotel shooting, investigators learned of a conspiracy to murder Mahon and intervened, recovering an AK-47 and two other firearms. Monroe and Correia along with Lonnie James Adams and Lorne William Murray Carry were initially charged in the case; Adams, Correia and Carry were convicted.
According to a story by the London Free Press in 2010, Taylor and MacFarlane had moved to B.C. in 2006. Taylor was originally from London, Ont., and had moved with MacFarlane, his girlfriend, to be closer to his parents, who had retired and settled in Kelowna.
The couple, who had three children, started a cellphone shop in Salmon Arm called Shuswap Wireless Connection and were starting up a second in Cranbrook.
They had been living in Cranbrook for three months before they died.
“Things were going wonderful for him. He just fell in love with B.C.,” Peter Muir, a friend of Taylor’s, told the Free Press.
Investigations by the RCMP over the past eight years, dubbed Project E-Navaid, led to Correia and Hunter being charged and arrested in recent days with the couple’s murder.
“The murders of Jeff and Leanne were tragic and their deaths deeply impacted the lives of their family members,” Sgt. Jason Smart said in a statement. “The core group of investigators dedicated to this file would like to thank those family members for their persistence, understanding, patience and courage throughout the last eight years.”
Correia was arrested Friday in Edmonton; Hunter was arrested Sunday in Drumheller, Alberta.
The pair are slated to make a court appearance in Vancouver on Wednesday.
Both men have a long criminal history; Correia’s rap sheet features convictions for assault, firearms offences, drugs, mischief and driving without a licence, while Hunter has been convicted in the past of assault, firearms offences, drug trafficking, possession of stolen property, uttering threats and escaping custody.
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He wouldn’t say which biker gang police suspect is linked, but one of
the accused, Munroe, was once convicted along with full-patch Mission
Hells Angels Jason Arkinstall of causing a disturbance at Big White on
New Year’s 1999.
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http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n914/a08.html
District Operations Teams lay 72 charges against auto theft offenders
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Over the weekend, the Calgary Police Service District Operations Teams arrested seven individuals, laid 72 charges and executed 116 outstanding warrants in relation to stolen vehicle-related crimes.
Last week, the Service announced a new effort to focus existing resources on auto thefts and related crimes. Since shifting this focus, the District Operations Teams (DOTs) have worked closely with members of the Auto Theft Resource Team (ATRT) to address auto thefts through covert operations.
Since then, three separate covert operations initiated by the DOTs resulted in the arrest of seven offenders and the recovery of multiple stolen vehicles, drugs, weapons and body armour.
In each case, the investigations were initiated by identifying known prolific auto theft offenders who had outstanding warrants or were believed to be actively committing crimes. The DOTs worked to locate offenders, collect evidence and arrest individuals observed to be committing crimes once safe to do so. Assistance was provided by patrol officers, and members from HAWCS, the Canine Unit, the Centralized Break and Enter Teams and the Prolific Offender Engagement Team.
In one file, members of a DOT observed a man wanted on existing warrants driving a white Ford Mustang, registered as a rental vehicle, on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. Officers contacted the rental company and discovered the vehicle was obtained by fraud and was considered stolen. Members of the DOT continued following the Mustang and observed the driver meet up with two occupants of another vehicle, at which point property was moved from the second vehicle into the Mustang. Both vehicles were followed to a parking lot in the 2100 block of Crowchild Trail, at which time all of the occupants exited both vehicles and were arrested without incident by patrol officers.
Officers searched both vehicles and located a loaded .45-calibre pistol, a loaded 9mm pistol, a loaded SKS rifle, body armour, three canisters of bear spray, $6,000 in cash, and almost $4,000 worth of drugs including hash, methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and marijuana.
In relation to this incident, the following charges were laid:
Michael Anthony GHOSTKEEPER, 32, of Calgary, has been charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon, two counts of failing to comply with a recognizance, and one count each of possession for the purpose of trafficking, careless storage of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime and possession of body armour without a valid permit. GHOSTKEEPER was also charged with 20 outstanding warrants. He will next appear in court on September 13th, 2017.
Tracy Leanne SUFFESICK, 33, of Calgary, has been charged with eight counts of failing to comply with a recognizance, four counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon, and one count each of possession for the purpose of trafficking, careless storage of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime, possession of body armour without a valid permit, failing to comply with a probation order and possession of an identity document. SUFFESICK was also charged with 22 outstanding warrants. She will next appear in court on September 13th, 2017.
Chad Everett MUNROE, 40, of Calgary, has been charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance, four counts of possession of identity documents, three counts of failing to comply with a recognizance, and one count each of possession for the purpose of trafficking, careless storage of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of prohibited or a restricted weapon, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime, resist or obstruct a peace officer and possession of a forged document. MUNROE was also charged with 57 outstanding warrants. He will next appear in court on September 20th, 2017.
In relation to the other two investigations, the following charges were laid:
Darcy Frederick SHEPHERD, 54, of Calgary, has been charged with one count each of possession of stolen property under $5,000, possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of a controlled substance, driving while disqualified and driving an uninsured motor vehicle. SHEPHERD was also charged with six outstanding warrants. He will next appear in court on September 26, 2017.
Trevor Edward Marshal HOGAN, 31, of Calgary, has been charged with one count each of possession of a controlled substance, possession of stolen property under $5,000, theft of a motor vehicle, driving while disqualified, failing to comply with a probation order, driving an uninsured motor vehicle, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and hit and run. HOGAN was also charged on 11 outstanding warrants. He will next appear in court on September 13th, 2017.
Kyle Robert MECKLER, 32, of Calgary, has been charged with operating a motor vehicle while unauthorized.
Daemond Anthony GLENN, 29, of Calgary, has been charged with two counts of failing to comply with a recognizance and breach of probation. He will next appear in court on September 13, 2017.
https://newsroom.calgary.ca/district-operations-teams-lay-72-charges-against-auto-theft-offenders/
Homicide victim found under B.C. bridge identified as Hells Angels member
Chad John Wilson was one of four men arrested in Spain in 2013 on allegations of smuggling cocaine.
COLLEEN FLANAGANNov. 18, 2018 11:30 a.m.NEWS
The body of a man found face-down under the Golden Ears Bridge in Maple Ridge on Sunday was a full-patch member of the Hells Angels, according to reports.
He was identified as Chad John Wilson, a former member of the Haney Chapter of the Hells Angels and who joined the biker club’s newest one, the Hardside Chapter, in a Facebook post and in other media reports.
“R.I.P. Chad Wilson. Today is one of the hardest days I’ve had to face. Our charter, the club and the world will never be the same. You’re a Legend and your family will be with us forever my brother! See you on the other side. always us,” reads the post by Jewsifer, which is linked the Hardside Chapter’s website.
Wilson was one of four men arrested in Spain in 2013 on allegations of smuggling cocaine and who had links to the Mission and Haney chapters of the Hells Angels.
B.C.’s anti-gang unit confirmed then that Mission full-patch member Jason Cyrus Arkinstall and Wilson were arrested by Spain’s National Police along with associates Scott Smitna and Michael Dryborough.
“We have provided information as it’s been requested through the RCMP to Spanish authorities,” said Sgt. Lindsay Houghton, with B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit.
Spanish police allege the men were involved in smuggling 500 kilograms of cocaine into the country.
A statement from Spanish police said the investigation began after authorities were tipped off about a group of Canadian Hells Angels who were planning to ship cocaine from Columbia to Spain by sailboat.
Ridge Meadows RCMP said they are working with homicide investigators after a body was found Sunday, face-down under the Golden Ears Bridge.
Cpl. Frank Jang, with IHIT, would not confirm the identity of the man found. However, he said IHIT will release more information on Tuesday.
The discovery of the man’s body was made just before 11:30 a.m. just west of Wharf Street and Hazelwood Street.
The Maple Ridge Fire Department called for the RCMP shortly after arriving on scene.
Investigators located the body of an adult male who appeared to have been the victim of homicide, according to Sgt. Janelle Shoihet.
“The investigation is in it’s infancy. However, early indications are that the man’s death was targeted.”
Insp. Vishal Methura, regional duty officer for the Lower Mainland district, said Sunday that police discovered a man lying face-down, deceased.
“Basically we’re at the beginning of the front end of the investigation. We’re securing the scene right now and waiting for IHIT to attend and take over the investigation,” said Methura.
Several men wearing Hells Angels insignia arrived on scene, crossing the police tape to talk to investigators.
However, Methura would not comment if the death was related to gang activity in the Lower Mainland.
He did say that the deceased male was known to police.
Methura added that the large presence of police was due to the location of the crime scene.
“Usually the amount of officers that would be required is based on the crime scene itself. So this being an open area, especially close to the water, and on the road, we need a large police presence,” he said.
Police are currently in the evidence-gathering phase, and no further information will be provided at this time.
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Mounties gather near the Golden Ears Bridge after a body was found in Maple Ridge Sunday.
Mounties gather near the Golden Ears Bridge after a body was found in Maple Ridge Sunday.
Members of the RCMP talk with members of the Maple Ridge Fire Department near the Golden Ears Bridge after a body was found in Maple Ridge Sunday.
Members of the RCMP talk with members of the Maple Ridge Fire Department near the Golden Ears Bridge after a body was found in Maple Ridge Sunday.
Mounties gather near the Golden Ears Bridge after a body was found in Maple Ridge Sunday.
Mounties gather near the Golden Ears Bridge after a body was found in Maple Ridge Sunday.
Men wearing clothing with the Hells Angels insignia crossed police line in Hammond on Sunday.
Men wearing clothing with the Hells Angels insignia crossed police line in Hammond on Sunday.
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RCMP claim major victory in fight against drug trade
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Police in Vancouver have arrested and charged the alleged president of the Vancouver chapter of the Hells Angels and the alleged president of the Prince George Renegades and charged them with cocaine trafficking.
The two men, plus five others from Prince George and three from Vancouver were also charged with drug and firearms offences after a 20-month joint undercover investigation, police announced Monday.
Police also seized cash, drugs, and several prohibited weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle.
“When we arrest six persons allegedly associated with a gang, it’s a huge dent against organized crime,” Prince George Const. Mike Caira said. “It’s a good day for law enforcement in Prince George.”
Caira said the investigation – which began in May 2003 – was developed after the North District Drug Section in Prince George identified they had an agent who was capable of infiltrating organized motorcycle gangs in both cities.
Investigators seized over $100,000 in cash, 25 pounds of marijuana, 30 pounds of cocaine, three stolen John Deere golf course lawn tractors (valued at over $100,000 each, and stolen from Prince George in 2003), four handguns, a sawed-off shotgun, the AK-47, and “a large assortment of prohibited munitions and other firearms,” police said.
Those arrested made their first court appearance Monday afternoon. They have been charged by way of direct indictment – they will go straight to trial without a preliminary hearing -and police said more charges may be pending.
Those facing charges are:
* William John Moore, 35, of Prince George, alleged president of the Prince George Renegades. Three counts of trafficking in cocaine; (Greg: https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/son-of-murdered-gangster-back-in-custody-3724160 He was murdered two years later in a A1 classic hardcore biker fashion. Hall's murder comes a decade after Renegades president William "Billy" Moore was shot to death and his house burned to the ground.
(Greg-Moore has his hands tied to the steering wheel of his truck and forced to watch as his dream house being burned to the ground then he was offed.)
At the time, Moore was out on bail on three counts of trafficking in cocaine, after he unwittingly befriended a police agent.
His murder remains unsolved. https://can.general.narkive.com/9MnbnBeX/more-members-of-the-renegades-mc-plead-guilty
Another former Renegade, Joey Arrance, was shot to death in Coquitlam in August 2013. His murder also remains unsolved.
Despite Hall's criminal history, he was being remembered fondly on Facebook Tuesday.
"RIP big homie. Lost but not forgotten. See u on the other side big man!!!" friend Dave Goode said.
Raven Parenteau commented "crazy that it ended up being you . . . . last person I would have thought of . . . . . . Journey Well!"
Another friend Joseph Craig said he tried to help Hall, though he didn't explain how.)
*Norman Edward Krogstad of Surrey, 45, alleged president of the Vancouver chapter of the Hells Angels. Fourteen counts of trafficking in cocaine. (Greg: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.true-crime/c/bJfvtvzRYjY he pleaded guilty along with Cedric Baxter Smith and each was given a 4 year sentence with a recommendation by Justice Dohm they serve it at a minimum security institution. )
* David George Gerow, 45, of Prince George, alleged former Sergeant-at-arms for the Prince George Renegades and a member at the time of the alleged offence. One count of trafficking in cocaine. (Greg: In 2021 he was given a year probation for assault. https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/court-docket-january-25-29-2021-3742603 http://250news.theexplorationplace.com/www.opinion250.com/blog/view/14024.html he was arrested in 2009 some people say he was a wife beater others a businessman others a failed businessman he sold 40 pounds of pot to undercover cops others that he was a good Dad. https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/princegeorgecitizen/name/juanita-gerow-obituary?pid=175088075 his ex died in 2015 and thought well of him. In Prince George Provincial Court December 27:
David G. Gerow was sentenced to time served, put on probation for 18 months, ordered to pay a $100 victim surcharge and ordered to provide a DNA sample for each of two counts of assault and for failing to comply with the conditions of an undertaking or recognizance. https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2017/12/28/prince-george-court-report-december-27-2017/)
* Derek Charles Timmins, 32, of Prince George, an alleged striker for the Renegades. Charged with five counts under firearms provisions of the Criminal Code.
* Darrin Allan Massey, 34, of Prince George, alleged former member of the Renegades. Charged with five counts under firearms provisions of the Criminal Code.
* George James McBeth, 36, of Prince George, alleged associate of the Renegades. Charged with four counts under firearms provisions of the Criminal Code.
* Jason Dennis Townsend, 27, of Prince George, alleged member of the Renegades. One count of trafficking in cocaine.
* Jason Cyrus Arkinstall of Surrey, 31. One count of trafficking in cocaine.
* Cedric Baxter Smith, 55, of Langley, alleged senior member of the Vancouver chapter of the Hells Angels. Eleven counts of trafficking in cocaine.
* David Patrick O’Hara, 43, of Surrey, alleged former member of the Vancouver chapter of the Hells Angels and an alleged member of the Mission City Hells Angels at the time of the alleged offences. Three counts of trafficking in marijuana and one count of trafficking in cocaine
Jason Arkinstall, of the biker gang's Mission chapter, entered a guilty plea in Surrey Provincial Court Wednesday to one count of importing a controlled substance. His sentencing has been set for January 2022 it is now supposed to take place in May.
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A 2005 photo of Hells Angel Jason Arkinstall.
A 2005 photo of Hells Angel Jason Arkinstall. PHOTO BY HANDOUT /Vancouver Sun
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A Hells Angel caught near the B.C.-Idaho border last year with millions of dollars worth of cocaine and methamphetamine has pleaded guilty to drug smuggling.
Jason Arkinstall, of the biker gang’s Mission chapter, entered a guilty plea in provincial court in Surrey on Wednesday to one count of importing a controlled substance. His sentencing has been set for January 2022.
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On Oct. 23, 2020, Arkinstall was spotted with another man just south of the border in Idaho with five duffel bags full of cocaine and methamphetamine with an estimated value of more than US$2 million.
U.S. Border Patrol agents had been tipped to suspicious activity on a remote forest service road near the Canadian border and “located two individuals who were concealing themselves,” agency press officer Jason Givens said at the time.
As the agents approached them, the men ran back across the border into Canada, Givens said. The drugs — 89.9 kilograms of methamphetamine and 118.5 kilograms of cocaine — were located near where the suspects had been hiding.
Arkinstall and Lawrence Dwyer, both 48, were arrested near Creston and charged.
Nathalie Houle, of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, said Friday that the federal Crown intends to withdraw charges against Dwyer after Arkinstall is sentenced.
Arkinstall, who has been in pretrial custody for almost 11 months, was arrested in Spain in 2013 and charged with attempting to smuggle half a tonne of cocaine into the country aboard a boat that sailed from Colombia.
He and fellow B.C. Hells Angel Chad Wilson were later convicted and returned to Canada. Wilson was shot to death under the Golden Ears Bridge three years ago.
Arkinstall was acquitted in Calgary in 2011 of uttering threats against police. The judge in the case said Arkinstall was “physically abused” by officers during his arrest and that an anonymously recorded video contradicted the testimony of the cops.
Two officers were later charged. One was acquitted and the charges against the second were stayed.
But the case led to an inquiry over how the Calgary Police Service handled Arkinstall’s complaint of excessive force. That inquiry concluded in 2018 that while there was “no evidence of deliberate attempts” to derail the disciplinary process for the officers, the “CPS failed to diligently and conscientiously handle the Arkinstall matter.”
In B.C., Arkinstall also successfully challenged a law that allowed city electrical inspectors to search houses for illicit cannabis grow operations without warrants.
Surrey city inspectors and police first attempted to enter his house back in 2005, but Arkinstall refused to let them in. They tried again in 2006 and 2007 on the grounds that the high power consumption could mean pot was growing inside and put the neighbourhood at risk.
B.C. Hydro later cut off the family’s electricity, leading to a three-year court battle.
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The duffle bags recovered in a wooded area of Idaho, just south of the border near Creston, B.C., contained 38 kilograms of cocaine and 89 kilograms of methamphetamine valued at approximately $2.8 million. (U.S. Border Patrol Spokane Sector) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rcmp-nab-smugglers-fleeing-from-us-after-dumping-2-8-m-in-meth-and-cocaine-1.5778502 has pics of the duffel bags.
https://bccla.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20090226-Factum-Arkinstall.pdf Mr.Arkinstall was living with Jennifer Aline Green when they won a case in appeal court against BC Hydro and the City Of Surrey.
The couple and their young child lived in a 6,800-square-foot home that had an indoor pool, sauna, hot tub, greenhouse and central air conditioning. (Greg: Crime sometimes pays.) Sounds like a great pad.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/warrants-needed-to-search-suspected-grow-ops-court-rules/article562776/
https://bccla.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2009-BCCLA-Judgement-Arkinstall1.pdf Mr. Arkinstall was willing to let the electrical inspectors inside his home but he objected to having RCMP officers inside his home without a warrant. At a later date a lone inspector went inside and found no problems.
Mr.Akinstall has some violent, killer friends who are not in H.A.
Masked man held gun to head of slain woman's sister-in-law, court hears
Leanne MacFarlane and Jeffrey Todd Taylor were killed May 2010
Jeremy Hainsworth Jeremy Hainsworth
Dec 3, 2021 4:36 PM
Updated Dec 9, 2021 7:46 AM
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One of two men charged with first-degree murder in the killing of an innocent couple wanted the death house's former occupant dead, a court was told Dec. 2, 2021. (via Submitted)
The sister-in-law of a woman killed near Cranbrook had a masked man point a gun to her head, a B.C. Supreme Court judge heard Friday.
It was after the gunman and an accomplice ran off that Lise MacFarlane found the body of her sister-in-law, Leanne MacFarlane, who had been killed with partner Jeffrey Todd Taylor in May 2010.
She may have been saved by the fact the man’s gun was out of bullets.
"'I think I heard it click,'" Crown prosecutor Peter Favell recalled her as testifying. "'Then, he told me to get down on the ground.'"
She had said she looked at his clothes and boots, decided she wasn’t going to get a kicking and ran.
Colin Raymond Correia and Sheldon Joseph Hunter are charged with first-degree murder in the deaths. It’s the Crown theory that the men went to the home to kill a gang associate who had once lived at the property.
Favell continued his final arguments Dec. 3, urging the judge to accept evidence of one witness — Z — whose name is protected by a court order, and who was in the vehicle Favell said picked up Correia and Hunter.
The defence had suggested Z knew about the confrontation between the man and Lise MacFarlane from police and the media. Crown counsel refuted that, saying Z knew because he was there.
“Only the killers know Lise MacFarlane had run away in terror,” Favell said. “These details are of a kind and number no one can guess about.”
Favell also said witnesses saw the men in blood-spattered overalls near the killing site, and also that alleged accomplices who got immunity agreements were with them when the clothes the two had been wearing — including leather gloves and balaclavas — had been burned with gasoline Hunter had fetched from a vehicle.
And, Favell said, evidence also showed, Hunter’s cellphone records indicate he was in the vicinity of the burn site when that occurred.
Witnesses along the highway after the killing also testified to seeing people of Correia and Hunter’s description. One of those people had a beard.
Favell said those descriptions matched those of men who had earlier been in a bar where they were caught on video near a pool table. The court saw the video.
“You get a very good view of the beard ... that (Correia) had on his face hours before the murders," Favell said. "The Crown says it accurately shows Correia’s facial hair.”
Earlier evidence
On Dec. 2, Favell told court Correia had connections to weapons used, and wanted to kill the owner of the house where the killings took place.
However, the house where the couple was killed had been vacated several months earlier by Doug Mahon, who passed away in July.
Correia wanted Mahon dead, the court heard.
“Who was it who wanted to murder Doug Mahon and wanted to go to the house to do so? It was Mr. Correia,” Favell said.
“The circumstantial evidence envelopes Mr. Correia,” Favell told the judge.
RCMP were called to a shooting at a rural residence off Highway 3/93 and found a woman dead and a man with severe injuries of which he later died.
At the time, RCMP said it was a targeted incident but that the dead were not the intended targets.
Correia and Hunter were arrested in 2018 separately in Alberta after a years’-long investigation.
Favell told the judge that Correia was a cocaine dealer and connected with one of two Cranbrook-area drug trafficking groups.
And, he said, men resembling Correia and Hunter were seen near the residence on the night of the killings.
Favell said Correia was connected to Smith and Wesson 44-calibre and Webley 38-calibre handguns and his DNA was found on one.
“Mr. Correia had access to the type of weapon used to murder two people,” Favell said.
Further, he said, the DNA of other members of a crime group with which Correia was associated was found on weapons at the crime scene.
“The group passed weapons around,” Favell said.
The Crown prosecutor noted Correia was also connected with a man who survived a shooting at Cranbrook’s Sam Steele Inn in October 2009. That man is believed to be an associate of full-patch Mission Hells Angels Jason Arkinstall.
Kevin Winters was found guilty in that shooting and sentenced to seven years. Donald Faid was found guilty of retrieving the gun used in the shooting from a vehicle. Faid was then on parole for a 1979 Alberta murder.
Correia was not on good terms with Winters or Faid either. He wanted them killed too, Favell said.
But, when it came the aftermath of the killings at the house formerly occupied by the man he wanted dead, Correia seemed uninterested, the court heard.
Favell told of a conversation between a police informant and Correia four days after the killings in which the informant asked about the deaths.
Correia wasn’t really interested.
“For a person who has wanted for months to murder Mr. Mahon, he has absolutely no questions,” Favell said.
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https://mcphersonfh.com/tribute/details/3022/Douglas-Mahon/obituary.html Mr. Mahon died at 50 he was a biker into Harley's he owned a bar he was quite proud of and loved called The Sammy in Cranbrook, BC the memorial page shows gleaming beer taps the dead man and his Harley. https://www.facebook.com/The-Sammy-619570681459252/?fref=photo It is a peeler bar. Relatives of the dead man work there. https://heybars.ca/077061/The_Sammy
Two men sentenced in connection with shooting outside Cranbrook bar
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Published Saturday, January 15, 2011 1:27PM MST
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Two men have been sentenced for a non-fatal shooting that took place over a year ago outside a Cranbrook bar.
RCMP say it was a crime that raised tensions between rival drug dealers and appears to be a catalyst for more recent violence.
It was October 2009 when a brawl erupted outside the Sam Steele Inn and led to the shooting of 32-year-old Chad Munroe, who was hit once in the leg and one in the shoulder.
But he was unco-operative with police and at the trial of the accused.
"We're pleased that the community sees that even where a victim is not co-operative with the investigation and not co-operative with the Crown, that the people will still be brought to justice, brought before the court and held accountable for their actions," said Ann Katrine Saettler, Crown prosecutor.
Kevin Winters, 52, was found guilty of the shooting. He was sentenced to seven years with double credit for time served, leaving six years and one month remaining.
Donald Faid, 55, was found guilty of retrieving the gun used in the shooting from a vehicle. He was on parole at the time for second-degree murder, a crime committed in Alberta in 1979.
He has been in jail since his arrest. After double credit for time served, he has just one year and seven months left on his four-year sentence.
"You know, the judge could have agreed with the Crown and not given him credit for time served, so that turned out well for Mr. Faid in that regard," said Faid's defence lawyer Greg Sawchuk.
The trial judge believes the brawl and the shooting stemmed from a rivalry over control of Cranbrook's drug trade.
It appears the rivalry continues behind prison walls as both men were severely beaten y (Greg: y should be by, MSM too cheap to use a spell checker.) other inmates shortly after being jailed.
They are now serving their time in segregation, which prison authorities say is the only way to keep them protected.
"They are in cells for 23 out of 24 hours, seven days a week and only allowed out briefly for a shower and meals," said Rick Strahl, Winters' defence lawyer.
This past November, Munroe and three other men were charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
Police believe that murder plot may have led to the deaths of Leanne MacFarlane and her boyfriend Jeffrey Taylor.
RCMP say the couple were not the intended targets when they were shot to death in their home. https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/two-men-sentenced-in-connection-with-shooting-outside-cranbrook-bar-1.596567 If you are selling drugs you want to be able to sell them in a strip bar if possible.
Chad Munroe
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Logan auest I invited your skid ass into my home with my family because nobody wanted your goof face around. You pay me back by robbing my house when I was in the hospital. You not only ripped me off but you stole my 7 year Olds wallet with her birthday money inside. You are a greasy hurting squid GOOF. Please. So. I hope you have a nice time inside you goof
(Greg: Pretty lame stealing a child's money but I have heard of people stealing piggy banks and such pretty low.)
Joey Pillay
Logans a piece of shit fucken might aswell be a skinner rat goof fucken overdosed twice in my house after i let him stay there and then homeboy let him stay at his place and now he got robbed while he was in the hospital. Im stomping around forest lawn and everyone gonna get a lil taste of whats coming for them when we find out who else was involved!!! Goofs
https://www.facebook.com/chad.munroe1 nothing indicates he is an associate of Mr. Arkinstall or is into H.A. or even motorcycles. Hates snitches which is not surprising. He indicated 4 years ago he was off the booze hope that is working out. https://twitter.com/stopcrimeyyc/status/908080430426972160 he was wanted by Calgary Police in 2017.
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Murder conspiracy case unfolds in Cranbrook
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Published Thursday, November 4, 2010 12:31PM MDT
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A bizarre murder conspiracy case is unfolding in Cranbrook.
Police say the case involves the murder of an innocent couple and has connections to the Hells Angels.
Investigators believe there was a plot to kill 39-year-old Doug Mahon.
Mahon is known to police and had lived at a home where two people were murdered in May.
Mahon had moved out of the house six months before Leanne McFarlane and Jeffrey Taylor were shot to death. Police believe the two were not the intended targets of the shooting.
One of the four men charged in the conspiracy is Chad Munroe. Just over a year ago, Munroe was shot outside the Sam Steele Hotel and survived.
Kevin Winters, 52, faces attempted murder charges in connection to that incident; Donald Faid, 55, also faces weapons and assault charges relating to that incident.
Doug Mahon was arrested shortly after the May shooting and is now facing drug trafficking charges.
Police say they are dealing with a web of gang crime and retribution which has put Cranbrook on edge. "The individuals that are now before the courts, there's a significant link between them and an outlaw motorcycle group that is based in metro Vancouver, " says Shinder Kirk, a member of the RCMP Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. (Greg: There is only one such 1% club like that in Metro Vancouver: The Big Red Machine, Red And White, The Motorcycle Club Your Mother Warned You About, 81, Hell's Angels, H.A.M.C.)
RCMP say their investigation is far from over and they do expect to make more arrests https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/murder-conspiracy-case-unfolds-in-cranbrook-1.570716
Calgary police seize $4K in drugs, $6K in cash following crackdown on stolen vehicles
By Alyssa Julie News Talk 770
Posted September 6, 2017 9:15 am
Calgary police uncovered nearly $4,000 worth of drugs, $6,000 in cash and weapons following three separate operations related to stolen vehicles.View image in full screen
Calgary police uncovered nearly $4,000 worth of drugs, $6,000 in cash and weapons following three separate operations related to stolen vehicles. Courtesy: Calgary Police Service
Seven people are facing 72 charges after three separate busts in Calgary that led to the recovery of multiple stolen cars and nearly $4,000 worth of drugs and $6,000 in cash.
The arrests come one week after the Calgary Police Service (CPS) said it would be cracking down on auto thefts in the city.
Police said in one incident, a loaded .45-calibre rifle, 9-mm pistol and SKS rifle were recovered when officers arrested three people who were seen loading property into a stolen Mustang.
Officers said the driver of the Mustang, which was registered as a rental vehicle, was wanted on existing warrants. When officers contacted the rental company, they learned the vehicle had been obtained through fraud.
While officers were following the driver of the stolen Mustang, he met up with two people in another vehicle. Police followed the vehicles to a parking lot in the 2100 block of Crowchild Trail, where all three were arrested with the help of HAWCS, the CPS canine unit, centralized break-and-enter teams and the prolific offender engagement team.
Officers also recovered body armour and three canisters of bear spray, as well as $6,000 in cash and nearly $4,000 worth of drugs including hash, methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and marijuana.
Calgary police uncovered $4,000 worth of drugs including fentanyl and cocaine in an investigation related to a stolen Mustang in Calgary. Courtesy: Calgary Police Service
Police seized a loaded .45 calibre pistol and loaded 9mm pistol in an investigation into a stolen Mustang in Calgary. Courtesy: Calgary Police Service
Michael Anthony Ghostkeeper, 32, Tracy Leanne Suffesick, 33, and Chad Everett Munroe, 40, face a string of drug and weapons-related charges in connection with the incident. Ghostkeeper was also charged with 20 outstanding warrants and Suffesick with 22 outstanding warrants.
Suffesick and Ghostkeeper are scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 13.
Munroe, also charged with 57 outstanding warrants, is set to appear in court Sept. 20. (Greg: Definitely not slowing down in the crime game at 40.)
Police also arrested Darcy Frederick Shepherd, 54, Trevor Edward Marshal Hogan, 31, Kyle Robert Meckler, 32, and Daemond Anthony Glenn, 29, in connection with two separate investigations related to stolen vehicles.
https://globalnews.ca/news/3721917/calgary-police-seize-4k-in-drugs-6k-in-cash-following-crackdown-on-stolen-vehicles/
E-Portamento
On October 29, 2010, police arrested four males in connection with a complex murder conspiracy investigation by Kelowna’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit.
E-PortamentoOne year earlier, to the day, Cranbrook Detachment major crime investigators attended a shots-fired call at a local bar. The victim, known for his involvement in the drug trade, survived his injuries. Three Cranbrook men were arrested in relation to the incident. The shooting has led to ongoing tensions between two rival drug factions resulting in a heightened threat to public safety.
In November, 2009, investigators learned of a conspiracy to murder a member of one of the groups involved in the dispute. The intended victim was a 39-year-old Cranbrook resident. Police intervened in the murder plot and recovered what is believed to be the intended murder weapon, an assault rifle. Two additional firearms and other weapons were also seized.
On May 29, 2010, police were called to the scene of a double homicide on a rural property outside of Cranbrook. Although police will not speculate on the motive for this murder, we do confirm that the intended target of the earlier murder conspiracy had previously occupied the home. This murder remains unsolved, and is currently under investigation by Kelowna major crime investigators.
As with similar investigations across the province, this case has significant links to gangs and organized crime groups throughout southern British Columbia and Alberta. As a result, it came as no surprise to investigators, that one of the groups involved in this investigation maintains close links to an outlaw motorcycle group in Metro Vancouver.
The potential for violence in this investigation was significant, violence that could have erupted at any time in any number of areas frequented by the public. The four males arrested were known drug traffickers in the Cranbrook area.
“Gangs and Organized Crime use violence, threats and intimidation to further their criminal enterprises. This behaviour has a negative impact on a community and is unacceptable anywhere,” said CFSEU operations officer Pat Fogarty.
“These arrests and the seizure of several weapons will go a long way to reduce the threat to the public and police officers alike,” added CFSEU spokesperson Sgt Shinder Kirk.
Kelowna CFSEU gratefully acknowledges the invaluable investigative assistance of CFSEU-Vancouver, CFSEU-Prince George, CFSEU-Alberta, North District Drugs, Kelowna RCMP, RCMP E-Division Interview Team, Cranbrook RCMP, and the Calgary Police Service.
The following individuals are charged:
Lonnie James ADAMS, 33
Colin Raymond CORREIA, 33
Lorne William Murray CARRY, 28
Chad Everett MUNROE, 33
All four are facing charges of one count each of conspiracy to commit murder; conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and counseling to commit the offences of aggravated assault and murder.
These individuals, who are no strangers to police, were arrested without incident, and have been remanded in custody, pending further appearances in Cranbrook Provincial Court.
We want to emphasize that this investigation is not over and additional arrests are expected.
CFSEU Media Spokesperson:
Sgt. Shinder Kirk
Office: (604) 507-2054
Cell: (604) 307-0857
CFSEU Media Contact:
Maureen Gulyas
Office: (604) 777-7971
Cell: (604) 616-7797
Cranbrook Media Contact:
Cpl. Chris Faulkner
Office: (250) 489-3471
Cell: (250) 489-9589
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Horrifying case of mistaken identity: Arrests made in 2010 Cranbrook double-murder
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Two men have been charged in the murders of a Cranbrook couple. Police have said it was a case of mistaken identity.
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Two men have been arrested in the gruesome slaying of a couple in 2010 that police have said was a case of mistaken identity.
Leanne Laura MacFarlane, 43, and Jeffrey Todd Taylor, 42, died after being shot in a cabin they were renting on the outskirts of Cranbrook on May 29, 2010.
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MacFarlane was found dead at the scene, while Taylor died on his way to hospital. It appeared the shooter had forced their way into the home.
Colin Raymond Correia, 41, and another man, Sheldon Joseph Hunter, 30, have been charged with two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of MacFarlane and Taylor.
In the weeks afterward, police said it appeared the intended target of the shooting was a previous resident at the house and appeared to be connected to another shooting outside a Cranbrook hotel in October 2009.
A suspect in the October shooting, Douglas Glenn Mahon, 38, had been arrested months before at the home where MacFarland and Taylor died.
Mahon and two others were charged with attempted murder in the Oct. 29, 2009 shooting at the Sam Steele Hotel in Cranbrook. The victim of the October shooting, Chad Everett Munroe, was released from hospital after suffering gunshot wounds.
Police said the shooting involved members from rival gangs.
Weeks after the hotel shooting, investigators learned of a conspiracy to murder Mahon and intervened, recovering an AK-47 and two other firearms. Monroe and Correia along with Lonnie James Adams and Lorne William Murray Carry were initially charged in the case; Adams, Correia and Carry were convicted.
According to a story by the London Free Press in 2010, Taylor and MacFarlane had moved to B.C. in 2006. Taylor was originally from London, Ont., and had moved with MacFarlane, his girlfriend, to be closer to his parents, who had retired and settled in Kelowna.
The couple, who had three children, started a cellphone shop in Salmon Arm called Shuswap Wireless Connection and were starting up a second in Cranbrook.
They had been living in Cranbrook for three months before they died.
“Things were going wonderful for him. He just fell in love with B.C.,” Peter Muir, a friend of Taylor’s, told the Free Press.
Investigations by the RCMP over the past eight years, dubbed Project E-Navaid, led to Correia and Hunter being charged and arrested in recent days with the couple’s murder.
“The murders of Jeff and Leanne were tragic and their deaths deeply impacted the lives of their family members,” Sgt. Jason Smart said in a statement. “The core group of investigators dedicated to this file would like to thank those family members for their persistence, understanding, patience and courage throughout the last eight years.”
Correia was arrested Friday in Edmonton; Hunter was arrested Sunday in Drumheller, Alberta.
The pair are slated to make a court appearance in Vancouver on Wednesday.
Both men have a long criminal history; Correia’s rap sheet features convictions for assault, firearms offences, drugs, mischief and driving without a licence, while Hunter has been convicted in the past of assault, firearms offences, drug trafficking, possession of stolen property, uttering threats and escaping custody.
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He wouldn’t say which biker gang police suspect is linked, but one of
the accused, Munroe, was once convicted along with full-patch Mission
Hells Angels Jason Arkinstall of causing a disturbance at Big White on
New Year’s 1999.
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District Operations Teams lay 72 charges against auto theft offenders
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Over the weekend, the Calgary Police Service District Operations Teams arrested seven individuals, laid 72 charges and executed 116 outstanding warrants in relation to stolen vehicle-related crimes.
Last week, the Service announced a new effort to focus existing resources on auto thefts and related crimes. Since shifting this focus, the District Operations Teams (DOTs) have worked closely with members of the Auto Theft Resource Team (ATRT) to address auto thefts through covert operations.
Since then, three separate covert operations initiated by the DOTs resulted in the arrest of seven offenders and the recovery of multiple stolen vehicles, drugs, weapons and body armour.
In each case, the investigations were initiated by identifying known prolific auto theft offenders who had outstanding warrants or were believed to be actively committing crimes. The DOTs worked to locate offenders, collect evidence and arrest individuals observed to be committing crimes once safe to do so. Assistance was provided by patrol officers, and members from HAWCS, the Canine Unit, the Centralized Break and Enter Teams and the Prolific Offender Engagement Team.
In one file, members of a DOT observed a man wanted on existing warrants driving a white Ford Mustang, registered as a rental vehicle, on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. Officers contacted the rental company and discovered the vehicle was obtained by fraud and was considered stolen. Members of the DOT continued following the Mustang and observed the driver meet up with two occupants of another vehicle, at which point property was moved from the second vehicle into the Mustang. Both vehicles were followed to a parking lot in the 2100 block of Crowchild Trail, at which time all of the occupants exited both vehicles and were arrested without incident by patrol officers.
Officers searched both vehicles and located a loaded .45-calibre pistol, a loaded 9mm pistol, a loaded SKS rifle, body armour, three canisters of bear spray, $6,000 in cash, and almost $4,000 worth of drugs including hash, methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and marijuana.
In relation to this incident, the following charges were laid:
Michael Anthony GHOSTKEEPER, 32, of Calgary, has been charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon, two counts of failing to comply with a recognizance, and one count each of possession for the purpose of trafficking, careless storage of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime and possession of body armour without a valid permit. GHOSTKEEPER was also charged with 20 outstanding warrants. He will next appear in court on September 13th, 2017.
Tracy Leanne SUFFESICK, 33, of Calgary, has been charged with eight counts of failing to comply with a recognizance, four counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon, and one count each of possession for the purpose of trafficking, careless storage of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime, possession of body armour without a valid permit, failing to comply with a probation order and possession of an identity document. SUFFESICK was also charged with 22 outstanding warrants. She will next appear in court on September 13th, 2017.
Chad Everett MUNROE, 40, of Calgary, has been charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance, four counts of possession of identity documents, three counts of failing to comply with a recognizance, and one count each of possession for the purpose of trafficking, careless storage of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of prohibited or a restricted weapon, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime, resist or obstruct a peace officer and possession of a forged document. MUNROE was also charged with 57 outstanding warrants. He will next appear in court on September 20th, 2017.
In relation to the other two investigations, the following charges were laid:
Darcy Frederick SHEPHERD, 54, of Calgary, has been charged with one count each of possession of stolen property under $5,000, possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of a controlled substance, driving while disqualified and driving an uninsured motor vehicle. SHEPHERD was also charged with six outstanding warrants. He will next appear in court on September 26, 2017.
Trevor Edward Marshal HOGAN, 31, of Calgary, has been charged with one count each of possession of a controlled substance, possession of stolen property under $5,000, theft of a motor vehicle, driving while disqualified, failing to comply with a probation order, driving an uninsured motor vehicle, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and hit and run. HOGAN was also charged on 11 outstanding warrants. He will next appear in court on September 13th, 2017.
Kyle Robert MECKLER, 32, of Calgary, has been charged with operating a motor vehicle while unauthorized.
Daemond Anthony GLENN, 29, of Calgary, has been charged with two counts of failing to comply with a recognizance and breach of probation. He will next appear in court on September 13, 2017.
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Homicide victim found under B.C. bridge identified as Hells Angels member
Chad John Wilson was one of four men arrested in Spain in 2013 on allegations of smuggling cocaine.
COLLEEN FLANAGANNov. 18, 2018 11:30 a.m.NEWS
The body of a man found face-down under the Golden Ears Bridge in Maple Ridge on Sunday was a full-patch member of the Hells Angels, according to reports.
He was identified as Chad John Wilson, a former member of the Haney Chapter of the Hells Angels and who joined the biker club’s newest one, the Hardside Chapter, in a Facebook post and in other media reports.
“R.I.P. Chad Wilson. Today is one of the hardest days I’ve had to face. Our charter, the club and the world will never be the same. You’re a Legend and your family will be with us forever my brother! See you on the other side. always us,” reads the post by Jewsifer, which is linked the Hardside Chapter’s website.
Wilson was one of four men arrested in Spain in 2013 on allegations of smuggling cocaine and who had links to the Mission and Haney chapters of the Hells Angels.
B.C.’s anti-gang unit confirmed then that Mission full-patch member Jason Cyrus Arkinstall and Wilson were arrested by Spain’s National Police along with associates Scott Smitna and Michael Dryborough.
“We have provided information as it’s been requested through the RCMP to Spanish authorities,” said Sgt. Lindsay Houghton, with B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit.
Spanish police allege the men were involved in smuggling 500 kilograms of cocaine into the country.
A statement from Spanish police said the investigation began after authorities were tipped off about a group of Canadian Hells Angels who were planning to ship cocaine from Columbia to Spain by sailboat.
Ridge Meadows RCMP said they are working with homicide investigators after a body was found Sunday, face-down under the Golden Ears Bridge.
Cpl. Frank Jang, with IHIT, would not confirm the identity of the man found. However, he said IHIT will release more information on Tuesday.
The discovery of the man’s body was made just before 11:30 a.m. just west of Wharf Street and Hazelwood Street.
The Maple Ridge Fire Department called for the RCMP shortly after arriving on scene.
Investigators located the body of an adult male who appeared to have been the victim of homicide, according to Sgt. Janelle Shoihet.
“The investigation is in it’s infancy. However, early indications are that the man’s death was targeted.”
Insp. Vishal Methura, regional duty officer for the Lower Mainland district, said Sunday that police discovered a man lying face-down, deceased.
“Basically we’re at the beginning of the front end of the investigation. We’re securing the scene right now and waiting for IHIT to attend and take over the investigation,” said Methura.
Several men wearing Hells Angels insignia arrived on scene, crossing the police tape to talk to investigators.
However, Methura would not comment if the death was related to gang activity in the Lower Mainland.
He did say that the deceased male was known to police.
Methura added that the large presence of police was due to the location of the crime scene.
“Usually the amount of officers that would be required is based on the crime scene itself. So this being an open area, especially close to the water, and on the road, we need a large police presence,” he said.
Police are currently in the evidence-gathering phase, and no further information will be provided at this time.
• Anyone with information regarding this investigation can call the IHIT Information Line at1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihit...@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
To remain anonymous, contact CrimeStoppers by phone at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Mounties gather near the Golden Ears Bridge after a body was found in Maple Ridge Sunday.
Mounties gather near the Golden Ears Bridge after a body was found in Maple Ridge Sunday.
Members of the RCMP talk with members of the Maple Ridge Fire Department near the Golden Ears Bridge after a body was found in Maple Ridge Sunday.
Members of the RCMP talk with members of the Maple Ridge Fire Department near the Golden Ears Bridge after a body was found in Maple Ridge Sunday.
Mounties gather near the Golden Ears Bridge after a body was found in Maple Ridge Sunday.
Mounties gather near the Golden Ears Bridge after a body was found in Maple Ridge Sunday.
Men wearing clothing with the Hells Angels insignia crossed police line in Hammond on Sunday.
Men wearing clothing with the Hells Angels insignia crossed police line in Hammond on Sunday.
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RCMP claim major victory in fight against drug trade
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Police in Vancouver have arrested and charged the alleged president of the Vancouver chapter of the Hells Angels and the alleged president of the Prince George Renegades and charged them with cocaine trafficking.
The two men, plus five others from Prince George and three from Vancouver were also charged with drug and firearms offences after a 20-month joint undercover investigation, police announced Monday.
Police also seized cash, drugs, and several prohibited weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle.
“When we arrest six persons allegedly associated with a gang, it’s a huge dent against organized crime,” Prince George Const. Mike Caira said. “It’s a good day for law enforcement in Prince George.”
Caira said the investigation – which began in May 2003 – was developed after the North District Drug Section in Prince George identified they had an agent who was capable of infiltrating organized motorcycle gangs in both cities.
Investigators seized over $100,000 in cash, 25 pounds of marijuana, 30 pounds of cocaine, three stolen John Deere golf course lawn tractors (valued at over $100,000 each, and stolen from Prince George in 2003), four handguns, a sawed-off shotgun, the AK-47, and “a large assortment of prohibited munitions and other firearms,” police said.
Those arrested made their first court appearance Monday afternoon. They have been charged by way of direct indictment – they will go straight to trial without a preliminary hearing -and police said more charges may be pending.
Those facing charges are:
* William John Moore, 35, of Prince George, alleged president of the Prince George Renegades. Three counts of trafficking in cocaine; (Greg: https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/son-of-murdered-gangster-back-in-custody-3724160 He was murdered two years later in a A1 classic hardcore biker fashion. Hall's murder comes a decade after Renegades president William "Billy" Moore was shot to death and his house burned to the ground.
(Greg-Moore has his hands tied to the steering wheel of his truck and forced to watch as his dream house being burned to the ground then he was offed.)
At the time, Moore was out on bail on three counts of trafficking in cocaine, after he unwittingly befriended a police agent.
His murder remains unsolved. https://can.general.narkive.com/9MnbnBeX/more-members-of-the-renegades-mc-plead-guilty
Another former Renegade, Joey Arrance, was shot to death in Coquitlam in August 2013. His murder also remains unsolved.
Despite Hall's criminal history, he was being remembered fondly on Facebook Tuesday.
"RIP big homie. Lost but not forgotten. See u on the other side big man!!!" friend Dave Goode said.
Raven Parenteau commented "crazy that it ended up being you . . . . last person I would have thought of . . . . . . Journey Well!"
Another friend Joseph Craig said he tried to help Hall, though he didn't explain how.)
*Norman Edward Krogstad of Surrey, 45, alleged president of the Vancouver chapter of the Hells Angels. Fourteen counts of trafficking in cocaine. (Greg: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.true-crime/c/bJfvtvzRYjY he pleaded guilty along with Cedric Baxter Smith and each was given a 4 year sentence with a recommendation by Justice Dohm they serve it at a minimum security institution. )
* David George Gerow, 45, of Prince George, alleged former Sergeant-at-arms for the Prince George Renegades and a member at the time of the alleged offence. One count of trafficking in cocaine. (Greg: In 2021 he was given a year probation for assault. https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/court-docket-january-25-29-2021-3742603 http://250news.theexplorationplace.com/www.opinion250.com/blog/view/14024.html he was arrested in 2009 some people say he was a wife beater others a businessman others a failed businessman he sold 40 pounds of pot to undercover cops others that he was a good Dad. https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/princegeorgecitizen/name/juanita-gerow-obituary?pid=175088075 his ex died in 2015 and thought well of him. In Prince George Provincial Court December 27:
David G. Gerow was sentenced to time served, put on probation for 18 months, ordered to pay a $100 victim surcharge and ordered to provide a DNA sample for each of two counts of assault and for failing to comply with the conditions of an undertaking or recognizance. https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2017/12/28/prince-george-court-report-december-27-2017/)
* Derek Charles Timmins, 32, of Prince George, an alleged striker for the Renegades. Charged with five counts under firearms provisions of the Criminal Code.
* Darrin Allan Massey, 34, of Prince George, alleged former member of the Renegades. Charged with five counts under firearms provisions of the Criminal Code.
* George James McBeth, 36, of Prince George, alleged associate of the Renegades. Charged with four counts under firearms provisions of the Criminal Code.
* Jason Dennis Townsend, 27, of Prince George, alleged member of the Renegades. One count of trafficking in cocaine.
* Jason Cyrus Arkinstall of Surrey, 31. One count of trafficking in cocaine.
* Cedric Baxter Smith, 55, of Langley, alleged senior member of the Vancouver chapter of the Hells Angels. Eleven counts of trafficking in cocaine.
* David Patrick O’Hara, 43, of Surrey, alleged former member of the Vancouver chapter of the Hells Angels and an alleged member of the Mission City Hells Angels at the time of the alleged offences. Three counts of trafficking in marijuana and one count of trafficking in cocaine
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Missing Hells Angel's antique car collection on auction block
Missing Hells Angel Cedric Baxter Smith loved his antique cars. There are 11 in all, and many look like the gangster cars from the days of Al Capone. But now Smith’s beloved collection, potentially worth more than $1 million, is on the auction block in Calgary, as his devastated family fears the 59-year-old Vancouver chapter member has met with foul play.
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Cedric Baxter Smith, 59, a full-patch member of the Vancouver Hells Angels, is missing and feared dead.
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Missing Hells Angel Cedric Baxter Smith loved his antique cars. He worked on them tirelessly, erasing imperfections, decades of wear and tear and shoddy restoration by amateurs.
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There was a 1937 gold Cadillac Fleetwood used at the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. A 1925 Nash convertible, fully restored. A shiny red 1939 Packard two-door sedan with its original interior.
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There are 11 in all. Many look like the gangster cars from the days of Al Capone.
But now Smith’s beloved collection, potentially worth more than $1 million, is on the auction block in Calgary, as his devastated family fears the 59-year-old Vancouver chapter member has met with foul play.
Mark Smith, the long-time biker’s eldest sibling, confirmed to The Vancouver Sun that the family was forced to put the vehicles up for sale even though Cedric has not officially been declared dead.
“We had no choice. He lived on somebody’s property and we had to clear everything out,” Smith said.
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He found receipts for some of the collector cars in his brother’s safety deposit box, showing his name, date of purchase and price.
There was also an ominous little note to Mark, Cedric’s chosen executor.
“You may need these some day,” it said.
Some of the valuable vehicles were registered in other people’s names. But all signed them over to Cedric’s estate, Mark Smith said.
“That was no problem at all,” Smith said.
The Sun broke the news last summer that Cedric Smith — Ced for short — a convicted cocaine trafficker who was an original member of the Hells Angels when the first B.C. chapter was formed in the early 1980s, had disappeared and likely met with foul play.
Cedric Smith never married or had children.
He had his three siblings and he had the Hells Angels.
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A senior HA associate reported Cedric’s disappearance to police, saying the car buff had been with his biker brethren over the May long weekend — the 17th to the 19th — but had not been seen since.
Mark Smith also filed a missing person report, not knowing anything about the biker club’s concern.
The family became worried in May when calls to his cell phone went unanswered. It would ring and ring, but no one would pick up, Mark said.
Finally a sister went to Langley to see if Smith was at the rental property where he lived and worked on his cars.
Nothing. No sign.
Mark Smith then called the police immediately. Cedric’s day-to-day vehicle was later found abandoned a short distance from his house.
There has been no activity in his bank accounts, no charges on his credit card, no more cellphone calls or other contact since.
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He missed a meeting with his parole officer June 17.
The last sign of life was a VISA transaction on May 21, 2008, Mark said.
Everything Mark Smith has heard about the disappearance is speculation. Speculation that his younger brother was murdered. Or that maybe he had a reason to vanish.
His friends in the antique-car world told The Sun that Cedric never would have left his precious collection behind.
Mark said family members had not heard anything from police investigators in months, but were hopeful that the RCMP have more information about what happened than they have shared with the family.
“I haven’t talked to the officer investigating Ced’s case in a long time,” Mark Smith said. “Basically I have heard nothing. We’ve had no communication.”
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Cedric Smith was the first Hells Angels member to have contact with a police agent who it later turned out had secretly agreed to infiltrate clubs in Vancouver and Prince George in a covert operation dubbed Project Essen.
The investigation led to 10 major arrests in January 2005, including Cedric’s and that of Vancouver club president Norman Krogstad. All the accused eventually pleaded guilty to various drug and gun charges, making the project the most successful prosecution of B.C. bikers to date.
Because of the guilty pleas, the police agent, who is now in the witness protection program, did not end up testifying.
Smith is not the only biker in the case who may have met with a violent end. Co-accused William (Billy) Moore, who headed the Hells Angels puppet club in Prince George, was slain in March 2005. The bullet-riddled body of the Renegades president was found slumped in his car near the charred remains of his rural home. The murder remains unsolved.
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Moore also had extensive contact with the police agent during the 18-month undercover operation.
The police agent began meeting Cedric Smith in June 2003 at his Langley home and was soon purchasing kilos of cocaine for $39,600 each, according to Cedric’s sentencing hearing.
Some of the coke was delivered to a nearby Wendy’s restaurant. The agent would leave the code 666 on Cedric’s pager as a signal to meet at the restaurant. Sometimes Cedric would travel to Cache Creek or Boston Bar to make the transaction with the agent.
When Cedric Smith was arrested three years before his disappearance, police found $73,000 cash at his house. For his conviction, he got a four-year sentence and a $100,000 fine, but was allowed to use the seized money to help pay it.
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Lawyer David Martin told the court at sentencing that his client was single and had spent his entire life as an auto-body repairman.
That trade went hand in hand with his passion for antique automobiles. His work was known as meticulous. He worked alone. He didn’t like other people touching his cars.
“It is a nice collection. It is good,” said Harold Heninger, the auctioneer selling the cars in Calgary on April 25.
He said normally any one of the vehicles could bring in $50,000 to $100,000 at auction, but with the current economic climate, it was anyone’s guess.
“The market is a little tight right now. Maybe things will turn around by April,” Heninger said.
The cars are on view in Calgary and some people have already been stopping by to see the museum-like display, said Heninger, who has been running car auctions for 19 years.
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“They just come in looking at them.”
Mark Smith said his little brother had been building his collection “his whole life — 30 to 40 years.”
“I know that he would drive a couple of them, but the rest are kind of collectors’ [items]. He didn’t even take insurance out on them,” he said, admitting they were like children to Cedric.
“He never married. He just preferred to be by himself.”
The rest of his family did not approve of the Hells Angel connection, but couldn’t really do much about it, said Mark, who spent most of his professional life in Alberta and moved back to Vancouver last May.
“I didn’t live here. I was in Calgary all of his life,” he said.
Cedric was not one-dimensional, nor defined solely by his death-head patch, Mark said.
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“There were two sides to him. He was always very good with his family.”
When he got the news his brother had been charged with drug trafficking in 2005, “I was floored.”
“I never imagined he would get himself caught up in something like that,” he said.
But his brother also took responsibility for his crime, pleading guilty and “paying his dues.”
“He had been to prison and he had been out for a year,” Mark Smith said. “He knew he couldn’t go back to what he was doing before, so he was fixing up ICBC wrecks and selling them. He didn’t need much money to live.”
While the antique cars were very important to Cedric, his brother said the siblings reluctantly agreed they had to go.
“We had no alternative given the situation,” he said. “It took us six months to clean up all of the buildings on the property.”
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Family members intend to put the proceeds in a bank account in Cedric’s name and pray for the best.
“That’s the plan, to leave it for a few years. We have his will,” Mark said. “We would love for Ced to show up one day.”
They won’t be able to have him declared dead until seven years after his disappearance, according to B.C. law.
In the meantime, the family would like some closure, some explanation as to where the missing Angel is.
“Of course it leaves a bit of a hole,” Mark said.
He also worries police won’t take the case as seriously because of Cedric’s membership in the notorious biker gang.
“Unfortunately, I think that’s true,” he said.
At least two other missing person files from 2008 — those of Kellen McElwee and Michael Scullion — were referred to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, as police had information the young men were dead.
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But Cedric Smith’s disappearance is still being handled as a Langley RCMP file, Const. Holly Marks confirmed.
“It is an active investigation. We have multiple investigators from the Langley serious crime section assigned to it and the file is a priority,” Marks said.
She said a file would not be sent to the homicide squad unless police have “evidence someone has met with foul play.”
“I don’t know if there is like a magical time frame, so potentially that could happen.”
Mark Smith said police have assured the family they are not treating the case any differently because of who Cedric is, or was. But he still has nagging doubts.
No news release of his brother's disappearance was ever issued by police. No public photo was released like in other missing persons cases.
He asked months ago whether the RCMP had a record of all his brother’s final cell phone calls to aid the investigation.
“I don’t know if they have done that. I don’t think they have,” he said. “It’s like no one really cares.”
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Author: Neal Hall, Vancouver Sun
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POLICE AGENT REVEALS HIS CLIMB UP ANGELS RANKS
Informer Says Being an Enforcer Put Him in Jail, Where Police Recruited Him
Michael Plante, the 36-year-old Vancouver man who infiltrated the Hells Angels, was approached by police after he was arrested in July 2003 for assault and extortion.
The Mounties visited him while he was still in jail and asked him if he wanted to become an informant against the Hells Angels.
At the time, Plante knew a number of members of the East End chapter of the Hells Angels, including Lloyd ( Louie ) Robinson, a senior member of the motorcycle gang, with whom Plante had worked out, lifting weights.
He had also worked as a Hells Angels enforcer, doing various assaults and debt collections, and as a middleman in drug deals, so he was trusted by members of the motorcycle gang.
Plante said the extortion and assault charges that landed him in jail stemmed from his working as an enforcer for the Hells Angels -- basically hired "muscle" to intimidate people and, if necessary, use force to get them to pay money owed to Angels.
These details involving the secret underworld of the Hells Angels emerged at a drug trial Friday in which Plante was testifying against Hells Angels member Ronaldo Lising and an alleged associate, Nima Ghavami.
Plante recalled his long-time buddy, Randy Potts, who had applied to become a Hells Angel and had reached hang-around status, meaning he could wear a leather vest with an insignia on the front indicating he was in the Hells Angels "program" -- the four-step progression that usually took two years.
He said the steps go from official friend to hang-around and then to prospect, when the person is given the bottom rocker for the back of their vest that says British Columbia and an insignia that says Prospect on the front.
The next step is a full-patch member, when the member is given the Hells Angels Death's Head to complete the colours worn by full members.
But back in 2003, he recalled, Potts had been beaten up and somebody had taken his vest.
Plante recalled going to the East End chapter clubhouse and hearing Potts being slapped by a senior Hells Angel member, Robinson, and Potts falling to the ground. He saw Potts had a black eye from the previous fight he had lost.
He recalled Potts being told to "get rid of" the guy who beat him, so Potts and Plante went out to the Surrey home of the man, Audey Hanson, to stake out his home for about two months.
He said Potts eventually gave Plante two guns -- an Uzi submachine gun and a .38 handgun -- and dropped him off at Hanson's house to kill him.
Plante recalled he purposefully jammed the Uzi outside Hanson's home and pointed at him to scare him. Wearing a balaclava at the time, Plante took the .38 and fired it three times into the air to scare off the man, who ran inside his house.
The witness recalled he later told Potts the Uzi had jammed. "He didn't believe me."
He said Potts later gave the guns to another friend who shot Hanson, who survived.
But the job that got Plante arrested, he said, involved a Mission Hells Angels member, David Patrick O'Hara, who asked Plante to pick up a guy at his office and bring him to O'Hara's Surrey home, where the man was beaten and bloodied for about 15 minutes.
Then O'Hara told Plante and another man: "Take him back to Vancouver and get $20,000 from him."
Plante said the man never handed over a dime but police arrested and charged him.
Asked by prosecutor Martha Devlin why he decided to work as a police informant, Plante said: "Moral and ethical reasons. There was no grudge for doing what I did."
He added: "The things [the Hells Angels] were getting away with, I didn't think it was right."
Nine months after he agreed to work as an informer, for which he was paid about $3,000 a month, police presented him with a first agreement in April 2004 to become a police agent, which would mean he would be working more closely with police and have more police protection if anything went wrong.
It would also mean he would be required to testify in court to collect the reward money, which at that time was $30,000. At no time did Plante try to negotiate more money, he said.
Two months later, police presented a second agreement offering $1 million in reward money.
Plante said he read the agreement carefully but didn't sign it for six days.
"I was signing my life away. The life I previously knew," he explained Friday during his court testimony.
"It was a big step. Really big," he recalled of signing the document.
Then he realized there was no turning back.
He also realized he would be killed if anyone discovered he was a "rat" who infiltrated the Hells Angels and was in the clubhouse daily by the fall of 2004, when he applied to become a member.
He said new members have to know someone in the Hells Angels for five years. He recalled he knew Robinson for three years, and was even entrusted with driving Robinson's son to school and work, and he knew Potts for five years.
He said he had met many Hells Angels over the years, mainly because he had worked as a bouncer in bars such as Coconuts in Burnaby and the Dell Hotel in Surrey, where he was entrusted to sit in a hotel room at the Dell, a hotel frequented by bikers and where Angels would stash cocaine in the ceiling.
He said he would sit in a hotel room and watch to make sure nothing happened to the drugs until someone came to pick it up.
He said he would do this a couple of times a month for a year.
Plante said he had attended high school at Cariboo Hill, then Douglas College, but became a bouncer because he did competitive weightlifting and body building.
At one time, he was about 250 pounds and could bench-press 400 pounds, earning him the nickname Big Mike because of his extremely muscular build.
He also worked as a bouncer at the North Burnaby Inn, where a Hells Angel got him the job, then moved to Alberta for a year, working as a bouncer in a bar in Medicine Hat.
On his return to B.C., Plante got a job at Costco for five years, loading trucks.
During that time he didn't associate with Hells Angels and didn't get into fights because he didn't work in a bar, Plante said.
Eventually, an aspiring Hells Angel got him a job at another biker bar, the Marble Arch strip club. When it closed, Robinson got him a job as a bouncer at the Cecil Hotel strip club, where he worked weekends, making about $9 an hour.
During his two years at the Vancouver club, he met another Cecil bouncer, Nima Ghavami, who is also on trial for trafficking methamphetamine.
Plante said the deeper he got into the police investigation, with more Hells Angels added as targets, the more stressful it became. Partly it was knowing that one wrong move could cost him his life.
But another thing stressing him out was leading a double life, living a lie on a daily basis, with hardly any time for a private life.
He said Hells Angels would call him at 2 a.m. and he would have to respond immediately to prove to them he wanted to become a member.
As well, he said he was forced to lie to Hells Angels members about their own activities, recalling that one member ripped off another for three kilograms of crystal meth and cocaine in order to fund his own methamphetamine lab.
To cover it up and keep the peace between the Hells Angels, he said, he got the RCMP to pay one of the Hells Angels for the missing drug.
Finally, in January 2005, Plante pulled the plug and said he couldn't do it any more.
One of his final acts was buying five kilograms of cocaine from Jonathan Sal Bryce, the 25-year-old son of John Bryce, the president of the East End chapter of the Hells Angels.
Two of the drug deals were done in the Hells Angels clubhouse in east Vancouver.
The son pleaded guilty Thursday to cocaine trafficking and possessing the proceeds of crime and extortion, saving Plante from having to testify and avoiding having the Crown play the tape recordings Plante secretly made of conversations inside the inner sanctum of the Hells Angels.
At one point during a recorded phone conversation with police played in court this week, Plante tells his handlers that he's so stressed, he's almost having a heart attack. He ends the call by swearing and hanging up.
The Crown said Friday that more calls will be played Monday when the six-week trial continues at the Vancouver Law Courts.
Plante is now living under a new name at an undisclosed location.
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