Repeat Offenders

• Winnipeg commercial break-ins blamed on 2 men wearing ankle monitors

  The effectiveness of ankle monitors are in question after two men accused of property crimes in a two-month long spree, experts say.

  Aug 18
  
• B.C. boosts monitoring of 865 repeat offenders, adds Lower Mainland intervention hubs

  The British Columbia government says it's expanding the supervision of repeat offenders with the creation of seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the Lower Mainland

  Canada

  Jul 23
  
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• Victim ‘fearful’ as Saskatoon voyeur arrested hours after release

  A Saskatoon woman says she learned of voyeur Kyle Hameluck’s release through social media, describing fear and panic before his arrest a few hours later.

  Crime

  Feb 18
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• Crown seeking 3 years in prison for Vancouver man’s 5th random assault in 2 years

  All of the victims were punched in the face. With credit for time already spent in custody, Massimo Falvo was sentenced to one day in jail and three years probation.

  Crime

  Nov 14, 2025
• B.C. government earmarks more money to target repeat offenders, violent crime

  The Special Investigation and Targeted Enforcement (SITE) program launched in March 2023 and has supported 148 police operations in 28 communities throughout the province.

  Crime

  Jun 20, 2025
• Convicted North Vancouver groper back in custody on new charges

  His extensive criminal past includes receiving a six-month conditional sentence with house arrest in 2022 after being found guilty of groping a woman on a North Vancouver trail.

  Crime

  Jun 19, 2025
• Man charged in random assaults, arson in North Vancouver

  Police say the suspect was breaching conditions of a release order from a previous incident in 2023. 

  Crime

  Jan 13, 2025
• How will B.C.’s new cabinet tackle repeat offenders?

  Premier David Eby says he has appointed a former police officer and rookie MLA to tackle street disorder and organized retail theft.

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2024
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• Nanaimo arrest of repeat offender reignites city’s crime debate

  A man's arrest in Nanaimo at the same location where he assaulted a pregnant woman two years ago has reignited the crime debate in the city.

  Crime

  Jul 23, 2024
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• Attention turns to B.C.’s ‘catch-and-release’ justice system after Surrey homicide

  The suspect arrested following a homicide in Surrey on June 16 has a lengthy and violent criminal history and was on probation after being released from custody just days before.

  Crime

  Jun 19, 2024