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Posted 27 October 2021 - 03:08 PM

Tragedy strikes Ucluelet as man found dead inside local business

 

 

Police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a Peninsula Road business

 

Oct. 27, 2021

 

The West Coast is in mourning.

 

Police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a Peninsula Road business in Ucluelet on Tuesday, Oct. 26.

 

“This investigation is currently in the very early stages, and we are still trying to determine the nature of the incident that caused this man’s death” said Sergeant Chris Manseau, Division Media Relations Officer for the BC RCMP, in a statement Wednesday afternoon.

 

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Posted 27 October 2021 - 06:58 PM

Port Alberni man sentenced to 6 years for violent assaults on sex trade workers

Oct. 27, 2021

A Port Alberni man has been sentenced for multiple violent sexual assaults on women.

Last month, 42-year-old Stephen Ewing pleaded guilty to violently sexually assaulting six women and last month his lawyer argued he should spend four years in prison while the crown sought six years behind bars.
 
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Stephen Ewing

But just before the judge was to hand down his prepared sentence Wednesday there was an unusual twist.

Ewing’s defence counsel, Bert King, said his client agreed to a joint submission proposed by the crown that would see Ewing spend six years in prison.

According to an agreed statement of facts, the assaults happened between March 2018 and August 2019 mainly at this Lantzville cabin, that was on a property Ewing previously owned for his business. Some of the other assaults happened in Nanaimo and Parksville.
 
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Lantzville scene of crimes

Ewing would hire sex trade workers and then after having sex as agreed he would violently assault the women, in some cases seriously injuring them.

One victim was a 15-year-old girl who was advertised online as being 18.
 


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Posted 27 October 2021 - 07:18 PM

‘Please solve this case’: Outreach worker pleads for an arrest in Whiskey Creek triple murder

Oct. 27, 2021 - CHEK News

Kelly Morris is still wracked with guilt over the unsolved triple murder in Whiskey Creek.

“I think about it every day,” said Morris, a peer support and outreach worker in Oceanside.

The remains of three people were found in what remained of two burned-out RV’s, along with the bodies of their four dogs back on Nov. 1, 2020. One man was found badly injured, but alive.

According to Morris, she was headed out to the remote off-grid camp in Whiskey Creek, that night of Halloween 2020 to deliver supplies to the homeless, but said she was warned against it.

Sources tell CHEK News, that 52-year-old Shawn McGrath who had been living off-grid in his RV at the site for months was one of those killed and the likely target of the attack.
 
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Shawn McGrath

RCMP told CHEK News Wednesday that while the case is still being actively investigated, they have nothing new to report — leaving those living in the area and close to the case, nervous that the killer is still out there.

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Kelly Morris, a peer support and outreach worker in Oceanside, is pleading with the police to solve a triple-murder that took place in Whiskey Creek last year.
 
 
 


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Posted 28 October 2021 - 04:22 AM

Real estate agents deny sex assault claim
  • Times Colonist
  • 28 Oct 2021
Two real estate agents are denying that they drugged and sexually assaulted a Victoria woman at the real estate office they worked for in August 2018.
 

Bowman Rutledge and Andy Rogers have filed a response to a civil suit launched against them and Island Group Services Inc., doing business as Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island.

 

They are being sued by a woman who made detailed allegations of sexual assault on the Vancouver Island Instagram account @survivorstoriesproject.

 

The plaintiff, identified as J.K., filed her notice of claim this month in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.

 

She alleges that she was sexually assaulted by Rutledge and Rogers, who were her real estate agents, at the Humboldt Street office of Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island.

 

J.K. alleges that in December 2017, she hired Rutledge and Rogers to sell her home. It sold in February 2018 and changed possession in May 2018. In August, J.K. agreed to meet Rutledge at a local bar to celebrate. When she arrived, Rogers was also there, and they asked her to come with them to the office before going to the bar for a drink so they could scan or print a document, her claim says.

 

J.K. alleges she was given a glass of wine with drugs in it. As soon as she drank it, she felt unwell and disoriented.

 

Shortly after, she was sexually assaulted by both men, the claim alleges.

 

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Posted 28 October 2021 - 07:35 PM

-Glad this one seems to have been resolved. Throwing eggs in businesses while spouting conspiracy theories, then taking a hatchet/axe to random vehicles up-Island. I envisaged a potentially tragic outcome if he had challenged Mounties with a weapon...

 

Man arrested after seen smashing a vehicle with an axe in Courtenay

October 28, 2021 UPDATED

The Comox Valley RCMP has arrested a man that was seen damaging a vehicle in Courtenay with an axe.

According to police, the incident took place at approximately 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28, when officers received a report about a man damaging a vehicle that was parked in a parking lot.

Police responded to the area and were able to locate the man inside his own vehicle and arrest him without further incident.

Following the man’s arrest, Comox Valley RCMP say it is investigating similar incidents that could possibly be connected to the same suspect.

“He was safely arrested and will remain in custody pending a court appearance,” said Cst. Monika Terragni, Comox Valley RCMP Media Relations Officer. “We are currently investigating incidents in Courtenay, Port Alberni and Campbell River in which this man may have been involved,” she added.

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Posted 28 October 2021 - 11:00 PM

A more detailed version of the above story:

 

'What is this town coming to?': Man arrested in Comox Valley after vehicles smashed with axe, business egged

Updated Oct. 28, 2021 5:45 p.m. PDT

COURTENAY, B.C. - A man who the RCMP had warned the public to be on the lookout for was arrested Thursday morning after taking an axe to a parked vehicle in the Comox Valley.

Alicia O’Quinn was standing inside the Tim Horton’s on Ryan Road in Courtenay, B.C., ordering a coffee when she glanced outside to see a man with an axe approach her parked minivan.

She quickly recalled news articles she had seen online about a man who had recently smashed a vehicle with an axe.

And destroy it he did. The 2002 Toyota van now has a smashed windshield, hatchet marks on the side doors, and missing head- and taillights.


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Alicia O’Quinn's vehicle is pictured after it was allegedly damaged by a man with an axe on Thursday

"It was very methodical," O’Quinn said. "He just went by continuously hitting different places of the van."

"At one point he stopped and he turned and he saw us looking at him and did a little dance and proceeded to hit it a couple more times," she said.

"Cops came from every angle and just closed him in," he said. "The door on the car was wide open. I never really got to see too much of it but it was pretty intense – guns drawn – it was quite the ordeal."
 
"When I was reading the article on the internet I said to myself, 'What is this town coming to?' And then this happened to me today," said O’Quinn.
 
 


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Posted 29 October 2021 - 04:16 PM

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A screenshot of the moment Cory John Lloyd realized he wasn't meeting a 14-year-old boy for sexual purposes. 

 

Man busted after child luring sting in Nanaimo

 

By Ian Holmes - Oct 29, 2021

NANAIMO — A man intending to meet a 14-year-old boy for a sexual encounter was instead greeted by a high-profile vigilante pedophile hunter in a widely viewed confrontation captured on video.

Cory John Lloyd, now 41-years-old, entered a guilty plea on Friday, Oct. 29 to one count of arranging to meet a child to commit a sexual offence.

The offender, 38-years-old at the time of his disturbing behaviour, reversed course and changed his plea to guilty, cancelling a provincial court trial scheduled to begin on Monday, Nov. 1.

A YouTube video published by well known pedophile hunter Justin Payne detailed several months of phone conversations in which Payne posed as a 14-year-old boy named Chris.

The footage viewed more than 170,000 times includes graphic propositions by Lloyd explaining various sexual acts he planned to carry out with the boy.

 

Justin Payne’s video featuring his investigation and an encounter (at 26:30) with Cory Lloyd outside Woodgrove Centre. 
 
 


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Posted 29 October 2021 - 04:22 PM

Justin Payne probably gets off sexually on this stuff too.

Just a hunch.



A Toronto teen was shocked and frightened to find that an online vigilante was luring child predators with what appears to be a picture of her.

The teen says she didn’t give Justin Payne -- the first person in Canada to make a name for himself hunting pedophiles -- any permission to use photos of her in explicit chats designed to excite his targets.

https://www.ctvnews....ators-1.3355057



Payne’s decision to remove the video from the web was something that contrasts with his goal to publicly shame men who troll the Internet for young girls.

“I’m literally on every dating app,” he said. “If it’s for adults, I’m on it. I’ll put up six photos I have. It’s of a 12-year-old. I’ll let them message me and I’ll inform them in the first one or two messages I’m a child. I’ll inform them of my age. It’s up to them to decline conversation or continue.”

https://globalnews.c...-from-internet/



A 29-year-old GTA man who gained attention as a vigilante pedophile hunter is denying accusations of identity theft and the use of photos of minors without their permission.

Justin Payne, a construction worker by day in Burlington, spends his evenings luring child predators by posing as kids on dating apps. Eventually, he confronts these predators in person and holds them accountable for their actions, catching the whole thing on videotape.

https://nowtoronto.c...-identity-theft





Canada’s self-proclaimed pedophile hunters doing more harm than good, police say

https://www.thestar....police-say.html


It’s no coincidence the prison term “goof” is the group’s word of choice. W5 has learned that some of these Creep Catchers have a long history of criminal convictions, with one doing federal prison time.

At its height, the Creep Catchers network existed in more than a dozen Canadian cities and towns, from Surrey, B.C., to Saint John, N.B.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 29 October 2021 - 04:39 PM.

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Posted 29 October 2021 - 04:43 PM

Something very weird about this guy.

 

Hitching your horse to pedophilia, regardless of what side of the fence you're on ... remains weird, and possibly troublesome.


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Posted 29 October 2021 - 07:31 PM

Something very weird about this guy.

Hitching your horse to pedophilia, regardless of what side of the fence you're on ... remains weird, and possibly troublesome.

He’s a construction worker by day.

Then role-plays an underage girl every night online. Interacting with multiple male adult partners.

He’s using this for his own sexual satisfaction.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 29 October 2021 - 07:34 PM.


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Posted 31 October 2021 - 03:21 AM

Assault robbed police officer of joy, court told
  • Times Colonist
  • 31 Oct 2021

On the afternoon of Oct. 27, 2019, Victoria police Const. Jenny Lequesne carved pumpkins with her two children and had a little nap before her night shift.

 

Just before she left, she turned around and took a photo of her family. The kids were sitting on the floor, each wrapped around one of her husband’s legs. He was making a comical face as if to say, “Don’t leave me with these creatures,” Lequesne recalled Friday in provincial court, reading aloud her victim impact statement at the sentencing hearing for the man who violently assaulted her later that night.

 

“Now I’m always the one staying home,” she said. “I don’t go to work. I don’t like leaving the comfort and safety of home.”

 

Aaron Chaignon, 24, was convicted of assault causing bodily harm to Lequesne after a trial in August.

 

Four police witnesses testified they were called to an assisted living facility to do a wellness check on Chaignon, who was shouting in his apartment and threatening to kill police.

 

Lequesne handcuffed him, resting her knees on his back in the process. Chaignon lay still when he was being handcuffed. However, when Lequesne was about to stand up, Chaignon rolled on his side, pulled his knee toward his chest, and kicked his leg back downward, striking the officer in the face with his foot.

 

She was severely injured. Lequesne has lost the ability to see things up close, which means she cannot read bedtime stories to her children and is unable to use a computer or drive at night. She has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome and major depressive disorder.

 

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Posted 31 October 2021 - 04:44 PM

Saanich PD apprehend man with airsoft gun after overnight standoff

October 31, 2021

A man was apprehended by Saanich PD after a seven-hour overnight standoff on Valewood Trail.

Police say they received a call around 2 a.m. about a man walking on a property in the area with what was believed to have been a firearm.

When officers arrived, they say the man — who lives on the property — didn’t want to cooperate with police as they attempted to negotiate with the man and perform an arrest.
 

Morehttps://www.cheknews...tandoff-906274/

 



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Posted 01 November 2021 - 12:14 AM

Dear Suspect,
 
Victoria Police Department would like to talk to you following your shopping spree with somebody else's credit card!
 
We all know that buying clothes is usually a fun experience, but did you feel joy or anxiety with each purchase as you worried you might get caught?
 
Fabulous followers if you recognise our mystery shopper please tell us. You will remain anonymous and the suspect won't. To submit an anonymous tip call 1-800-222-8477 or online.
 
F/N: #21-41595
 
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Posted 01 November 2021 - 01:32 PM

Break And Enter Suspect Arrested While Breaching House Arrest

 

Date: Monday, November 1, 2021 - File: #21-43832

 

Victoria, BC – Patrol officers arrested a wanted man who was breaching house arrest yesterday evening after they responded to a break and enter in progress.

 

Shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 31st, Patrol officers responded to a report of a break and enter in progress at a construction site in the 1000-block of Tillicum Road. Officers attended and located a suspect stealing items from within the construction site. However, the man fled on foot once alerted to the presence of police. Officers gave chase on foot and took the man into custody after one officer proceeded over a fence and then tackled the man. The suspect reported stiffness and soreness following the arrest but declined medical attention.

 

Officers continued their investigation and learned that the man was breaching several conditions of a conditional sentence order related to convictions for several counts of break and enter and uttering threats. One of the conditions included being under house arrest. The suspect was also wanted on several outstanding warrants for break and enter from across the Capital Regional District.

 

The suspect was transported to VicPD cells where he was held in custody to await a bail hearing.

 

This file remains under investigation.

 

If you have information about this incident, please call our non-emergency line at (250) 995-7654 and press 1 to speak with the Report Desk. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

 



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Posted 01 November 2021 - 05:16 PM

Wanted Man Dustin Aaryn Smith Arrested

 

Date: Monday, November 1, 2021 - File: #21-5550

 

Victoria, BC – Dustin Aaryn Smith, who was the subject of multiple warrants, has been located and arrested.

 

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 30th, VicPD officers located and arrested Dustin Aaryn Smith in the 900-block of Pandora Avenue. Dustin Aaryn Smith was the subject of multiple VicPD warrants for break and enter, extortion, robbery, and assault with a weapon. He was also wanted on several warrants for uttering threats, and he was wanted for an assault in Saanich.

 

Officers transported Dustin Aaryn Smith to VicPD cells where he was held in custody to await a bail hearing.

 

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Posted 01 November 2021 - 05:35 PM

...VicPD officers located and arrested Dustin Aaryn Smith in the 900-block of Pandora Avenue...

Quel surprise!  <_<


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Posted 01 November 2021 - 06:23 PM

- Lucky...no taste a-tall  :)

 

Man armed with screwdriver steals 15-pack of Lucky Lager from Oak Bay liquor store

CTV News, November 1, 2021

VICTORIA - Oak Bay police are on the lookout for a man who reportedly robbed a liquor store with a screwdriver last week.

The incident occurred on Oct. 26 at a business in the 2600-block of Cadboro Bay Road, police say.

The man entered the store and demanded cash while wielding the screwdriver.

Police say no money was handed over, but the man did swipe a 15-pack of Lucky Lager before leaving the store.

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Posted 01 November 2021 - 06:47 PM

‘It’s heartbreaking’: Family of murdered Nanaimo teen Makayla Chang attend preliminary hearing
 
CHEK News - November 1, 2021

The family of murdered Nanaimo teen Makayla Chang came face-to-face with her alleged killer today.

The mother of Makayla Chang, a teenager murdered years ago, appeared in a Nanaimo courtroom with family and friends Monday to hear evidence against her daughter’s alleged killer.

Steven Bacon, 61, who was named a person of interest in Chang’s disappearance at the time, was eventually charged with her murder.

On Monday, Bacon, who pleaded guilty to the charge of first-degree murder, appeared at the Nanaimo Courthouse for the first day of a pre-trial preliminary hearing that was anticipated to last until Friday.

But in a surprise move Monday afternoon, 61-year-old Bacon decided to forego the remainder of the evidence and proceed directly to trial.

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“It was super upsetting to hear what we have today because none of us have heard any of this before. So it was probably a lot for Jan,” said Cyndi Hall, a friend of the victim’s family and advocate for missing women.

Media was not allowed in the courtroom Monday due to COVID-19 protocols and a publication ban related to evidence and witness testimony at the preliminary inquiry is also in place.

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A date for his first-degree murder trial is scheduled to be set on Nov. 15.
 
 


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Posted 01 November 2021 - 07:18 PM

 

Officers transported Dustin Aaryn Smith to VicPD cells where he was held in custody to await a bail hearing.

 

Seems to be two different narratives. In this case the perp is held for a bail hearing at which time the judge releases him/her citing bill C-75 which relates to setting bail. The second is that police process someone and release them with a promise to appear. Same outcome although the later usually means they can fit a few crimes in in one day.


Edited by spanky123, 01 November 2021 - 07:18 PM.


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Posted 02 November 2021 - 10:39 AM

Accused vows to represent himself in Crofton double murder case

Justin James Dodd makes first court appearance on charges via video conference

Nov. 2, 2021

Justin James Dodd says he intends to represent himself on two second-degree murder charges connected to the bodies of two men found dead inside a Crofton residence on Oct. 23.

Dodd appeared in a Duncan courtroom for the first time on the charges Tuesday morning via video conference from an undisclosed location.

“These are allegations,” he said when addressed by Judge Roger Cutler. “I know I didn’t do anything so I don’t need a lawyer.”

Cutler immediately advised him to reconsider.

“I do encourage you to seek counsel,” he said. “Many people who are innocent or believe they’re innocent seek counsel. This is a serious matter.”

Dodd was undeterred.

Morehttps://www.vicnews....le-murder-case/

 



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