Dog Thief or Dog Rescuer? Janet Olson, a 61 year old White Rock woman, was sentenced on 2 charges of theft and one charge of breaking and entering for unlawfully taking a dogs from back yards in Chilliwack, Richmond, and Coquitlam, between March 2009 and November 2011. Ms. Olson, who was…
UPDATE: Tineke Kraal pled guilty to one criminal charge of mischief rendering property dangerous, useless or inoperative. She received a suspended sentence, 3 years probation, and is required to complete 150 hours of community service, as a result of endangering mountain bikers on North Vancouver trails. Tineke Kraal is facing…
Heather Cho, Korean Air heiress and former executive for the airline, was sentenced to one year in prison on February 12, 2015 following what is being called “nut rage”. She has been in custody since December 30, 2014. Ms. Cho, who is also known as Cho Hyun-ah, was aboard a…
Former tenured kinesiology Professor James Rupert, pled guilty to voyeurism after secretly filming women undressing. Mr. Rupert admitted to secretly filming four women, who were at least partially nude, while they changed for a fitness test, between January 14 and April 16, 2014. The videos were used for his own…
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bruce Greyell agreed with a Courtney Woman when she testified that signing a marriage agreement the night before her wedding was unfair. A retired RCMP officer with two ex-wives had his bestman, also a retired RCMP officer, pressure the woman into signing the agreement while she…