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Maple Ridge RCMP's Strike Force Unit continues to make its presence felt over the past few weeks in our community. While typically involved in more plainclothes operations, some officers within the unit have recently undertaken more visible project work aimed at deterring and disrupting violent crime through proactive enforcement, condition checks, and targeted patrols. In the first few weeks, these officers generated 20 files, stopped 23 vehicles, executed 7 arrest warrants, and made 6 drug seizures and 3 weapons seizures.Some of this activity involved stopping a vehicle where the occupants had prepackaged drugs, unstamped tobacco, and weapons on board including an airsoft gun and large knife. Other work involved following up a drug dealing tip and arresting two individuals for possession of a controlled substance. Large quantities of prepackaged fentanyl, crystal meth, and cocaine were seized along with cash and phones. Multiple known offenders were also identified and arrested with outstanding warrants along with others driving with prohibited driving notices. Assistance was provided to other police agencies on a number of high-priority multi-jurisdictional files as well. Officers even managed to quickly identify a prolific property thief after attending his residence and promptly retrieving a victim’s stolen ID cards within a short time of the offence. The community can expect to see these uniformed officers out patrolling our streets, complementing the work of our Frontline and Road Safety Target Team (RSTT), and those officers within our Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) conducting foot and bike patrols.The public is reminded to report all crime and suspicious activity to our non-emergency number at 604-463-6251 or use our online crime reporting tool. This will assist us with prioritizing our calls for service and gathering as much information as we can on an issue.
Surrey Police Service (SPS) is appealing for past tenants of a Surrey landlord to contact police if they have any information of past interactions with a Surrey landlord following the landlord being charged with break and enter.In January, SPS’s Special Investigation Section (SIS) began an investigation into allegations that a Surrey landlord had entered their tenant’s suite without permission and had inappropriately touched the tenant’s clothing.On October 1, the BC Prosecution Service approved a Criminal Code charge of one count of break and enter against 48-year-old Balwinder Singh Bhandher and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Balwinder Bhandher was arrested on his warrant on October 14, by SPS officers. He was released from custody on several conditions. This investigation remains active and additional Criminal Code charges are possible.SPS SIS investigators are urging anyone who may have been a tenant of Balwinder Bhandher, either in a basement suite located in a residence in the 13800 block 66 Avenue, Surrey, or in a previous residence where Bhandher was the landlord, and has information that may assist with SPS’s investigation, to please contact Surrey Police Service’s non-emergency number at 604-599-0502 and quote file 26-5005 (SP).
The Election Commission of India has directed election officials to conduct a Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls across 17 states and Union Territories, including Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Rajasthan.The revision process aims to update voter lists by enrolling eligible citizens, correcting clerical errors, and focusing on first-time young voters.The directive comes amid growing controversy surrounding a separate Special Intensive Revision process, during which nearly 130 million names were reportedly removed from voter lists across 30 states and Union Territories.The commission stated that states and Union Territories currently undergoing or having recently completed the intensive revision process will receive a separate schedule for the summary revision at a later date. Poll officials emphasized that the primary goal of the exercise is to maintain accurate, up-to-date electoral rolls.
In a high-octane FIFA council meeting, president Gianni Infantino apologized for taking all officials off guard with an unexpected $4.2 billion world cup private equity deal with venture capitalist Joshua Kushner without furnishing any documentation or clarifications about the scheme or how US president Donald Trump had interfered in a player's red card case. As a result, the football ruling organization in Europe (UEFA) with support from Debbie Hewitt, head of English FA and Bernd Neuendorf, the chief of Germany football, has stepped up their efforts to remove Infantino prior to the March elections by demanding that a person of integrity be chosen.Image: Wikepedia Commons
Creston RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a wanted person, Thacher Lee Flanagan (Purdy). Flanagan is wanted on an unendorsed warrant in relation to charges of Assault, Uttering Threats, and Criminal Harassment.Flanagan is described as Caucasian male, 5’10” (178 cm) in height, weighing around 160 lbs (73 kg), having short brown hair and brown eyes.Police are actively working to locate Flanagan and are asking anyone who has information on his whereabouts to contact their local police agency. Members of the public are reminded not to approach or attempt to apprehend the individual themselves.
President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum signed an executive order directing large digital companies such as Meta, TikTok, and X to ensure the safety of children by preventing them from accessing violent, sexual, and harmful content and immediately taking down any dangerous content on their platforms. The order follows a tragic event at a school in Coahuila, and the President warned that if companies do not take responsibility, the government will ensure strict legislative penalties are imposed on them. This step comes amid the global move towards ensuring the safety of children online, as seen in Australia, Europe, Brazil, and the US.Image: Wikipedia Commons
According to a report by Citizen Lab, it was discovered that Israeli advertisement technology company Discover-Tech assisted in deploying highly advanced spyware from Israeli cyber-surveillance company Candiru onto the devices of journalists and employees at Al Jazeera through their advertisements. Through a new-found technique referred to as the “zero-click” targeted advertisement technique, malicious advertisements covertly infected the devices of anyone who viewed them, enabling the extraction of sensitive files, usernames and passwords, keylogger data, and communications on the device without alerting any security systems. Confident also found that the malicious advertisements had infiltrated the systems of the US Department of Defense, the UN International Atomic Energy Agency, and the International Criminal Court.Via: Al Jazeera
Nanaimo RCMP is investigating an incident involving bear spray that occurred at a local high school during the noon hour break on October 14.Two 15-year-old students who attend the same school were involved in an altercation, during which one youth allegedly sprayed the other with a burst of bear spray.School officials immediately responded along with RCMP Youth officers. One youth was arrested for Assault with a Weapon. The youth who was sprayed did not require medical treatment."Bear spray is designed to deter wildlife, not to be used against another person under any circumstances," said Inspector Donovan Tait, Operations Officer for the Nanaimo RCMP. "When young people choose to carry and use bear spray as a weapon, it is an illegal act, and they risk causing serious injury and could face significant criminal charges. We hope this serves as a reminder that poor decisions can have lasting consequences."The investigation remains ongoing.
Police in Mansa district of Punjab in India have arrested Neelam Rani, wife of main suspect Ashwani Kumar, in connection with the fatal shooting of anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh Jhota.Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Chaudhary confirmed late Thursday that three suspects are now in custody: medical store owner Ashwani Kumar, his associate Vipan Garg, and his wife, Neelam Rani. Police are still searching for a fourth suspect, identified as Laddi, a resident of Khara Barnala. Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajinder Prashad remanded Kumar and Garg into police custody until Oct. 22 following a court appearance via video conference.Kumar, who fled the scene after the shooting, was apprehended earlier in Salasar, Rajasthan. The investigation was launched following a formal complaint filed by Jhota’s father, Bhim Singh. In a related administrative action, police authorities suspended Beant Kaur, station house officer of the City-2 police station. Kaur was placed on "line-house" duty and transferred out of the district following allegations by Jhota’s father that local police had consistently failed to act on multiple complaints regarding local drug peddling.Meanwhile, many organisations called for Punjab shut down which remained successful. The shops remained shut in the state and protestors demanded strict action against the drug peddlers and also demanded dismissal of the woman Station House Officer (SHO) Beant Kaur.
In a new AP-NORC poll conducted prior to the November 3 midterms, a general voter dissatisfaction towards President Donald Trump's domestic and international policies prevails, with 80% of Americans demanding significant changes or complete overhaul of the way in which the country is governed. Motivated by expensive living, 85% of those surveyed point to the economy as the number one issue, while eight in ten Americans disapprove of Trump's performance in addressing the issue of expensive living, and only a third approve of him. Despite healthcare (69%), Iran War (64%), immigration and crime (both 45%) also being important issues for voters, most Americans belonging to different political parties continue to express their desire to take part in the elections, with two-thirds of Americans saying that voting in the midterms is of extreme importance.
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