Friday, March 29, 2024
ADVT 
National

Members Of Surrey Creep Catchers Face Assault Charges: RCMP

The Canadian Press, 19 May, 2017 12:09 PM
    SURREY, B.C. — RCMP say two men associated with a vigilante group in Surrey, B.C., have been charged with assault.
     
    Police say Ryan LaForge is charged with one count of assault and one count of uttering threats related to an alleged incident on April 3.
     
    LaForge, who is the president of the Surrey Creep Catchers, posted a Facebook Live video saying he had been arrested after conducting a "citizen's arrest" of a target.
     
    The group targets people they allege are child sexual predators by posing as minors online, arranging to meet their targets and filming the encounters, which are then posted on the Internet.
     
     
     
    The RCMP say the 34-year-old LaForge is also facing a separate assault charge in an alleged incident on April 19. 
     
    In a news release, police say there was a confrontation between a man alleged to have been involved in child luring and three men believed to be involved with the vigilante group.
     
    Police say a second member of the group, 37-year-old Lance Loy, has also been charged with assault stemming from the alleged incident on April 19.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Bankruptcy Forces Organizers Of Pemberton Music Festival To Cancel Event

    Bankruptcy Forces Organizers Of Pemberton Music Festival To Cancel Event
    VANCOUVER — The Pemberton Music Festival in British Columbia has filed for bankruptcy and this year's event has been cancelled.

    Bankruptcy Forces Organizers Of Pemberton Music Festival To Cancel Event

    Three Chilliwack, B.C. Dairy Workers Who Pleaded Guilty To Animal Cruelty Get Jail Time

    Three Chilliwack, B.C. Dairy Workers Who Pleaded Guilty To Animal Cruelty Get Jail Time
    CHILLIWACK, B.C. — British Columbia's provincial court says three dairy farm workers from the Fraser Valley have been sentenced to jail for causing distress to an animal after an undercover video showed several employees abusing milk cows.

    Three Chilliwack, B.C. Dairy Workers Who Pleaded Guilty To Animal Cruelty Get Jail Time

    Agreement Allows Police In Vancouver Pride Parade, But Changes Will Be Made

    Agreement Allows Police In Vancouver Pride Parade, But Changes Will Be Made
    VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Police Department says its members will walk in the city's Pride parade this year.

    Agreement Allows Police In Vancouver Pride Parade, But Changes Will Be Made

    Abhayjeet Sachal: An altruist at heart

    Abhayjeet Sachal: An altruist at heart
    The young achiever has also been a passionate environmentalist. This prompted him to try his luck at the Students on Ice Arctic Expedition in 2016. He received a $12,000 scholarship from the United States embassy to take part in the expedition.

    Abhayjeet Sachal: An altruist at heart

    B.C. Parties Leave Door Open To Electoral Reform Without A Referendum

    B.C. Parties Leave Door Open To Electoral Reform Without A Referendum
    VANCOUVER — Neither of British Columbia's two main political parties are ruling out changing the province's electoral system without holding a referendum.

    B.C. Parties Leave Door Open To Electoral Reform Without A Referendum

    'I'm Sorry Man:' Teen Gunman In La Loche School Shooting Had Regrets

    MEADOW LAKE, Sask. — A teen gunman who killed four people at a home and in a school in northern Saskatchewan told police he had regrets about the shooting. 

    'I'm Sorry Man:' Teen Gunman In La Loche School Shooting Had Regrets