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Cambridge calling: Semiahmoo Secondary’s Tristan Downing woke Friday ay to news he’d won the largest financial award available to a Canadian student. � see page 11
13 shootings and arsons last year on individuals with ties to the Justice Institute
Exploding package linked to attacks Kevin Diakiw Black Press
A weekend attack on a Fleetwood home – the third in the last year – is related to a string of assaults on people and property connected with the Justice Institute. At 2:30 a.m. Saturday, a package exploded on the doorstep of a home in the 8300-block
of 151 Street. It didn’t cause any injuries and caused very little damage to the residence. The residents of the home put the fire out themselves and called 911. It’s the third time in the last year the home, now fitted with CCTV cameras, has been targeted. Police say the home was also subject to an arson attack in April last year and
a drive-by shooting of a vehicle the following month. In 2011, there were a total of 13 shootings and arsons targeted on people with ties to the Justice Institute, which trains police, paramedics and emergency first responders. “We’re emphasizing that in no way are the residents of this home related in any way
to any criminal activity,” said RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen, who confirmed the incident is related to the investigation of attacks on people connected to the Justice Institute. “We have good reason to believe that this incident, in addition to the others, are directly linked to our larger investigation.” � see page 4
By the Bye Florence Beugelink (left) and Beryl Cook sweep a rock down the ice during the final day of action at the senior ladies Bye the Sea Bonspiel at Peace Arch Curling Club Sunday. Beugelink and Cook, who play lead and third, respectively, were part of Cloverdale’s Diane Jarvos rink, which finished second. For more, see page 27. Gord Goble photo
Knock at door reveals North Surrey victim
Shot man seeks help after being dumped in South Surrey Tracy Holmes
Surrey RCMP serious crimes officers are investigating yet another shooting this month, after a 35-year-old man knocked on the door of a rural South Surrey home Wednesday night looking for help. The 35-year-old North Surrey resident was “dropped off ” near
the house – in the 3700-block of 184 Street – around 11 p.m. Jan. 4, Cpl. Drew Grainger confirmed Friday. He had been shot in the leg, just below the knee. While the victim has been released from hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, Grainger said he has been of little help to investigators working to
determine what led to the incident and who is responsible. “We’re getting limited co-operation from the victim, and we’re getting conflicting information. We haven’t had the ability to confirm how this all unfolded yet.” The incident is the latest in a rash of violent incidents occurring across Surrey since Christmas Eve,
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three of which have been fatal. Late Jan. 3, a 31-year-old man was shot in the back – a nonlethal wound – during an altercation at a Panorama Ridge home; on Dec. 29, a 55-year-old man was found seriously beaten in a minivan parked in the 9500-block of 139 Street; Apollo-Lyn Simpson, 28, was fatally gunned down in the
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9500-block of 125 Street Dec. 27; a 54-year-old woman was shot in the chest at a Whalley apartment Dec. 26; grocery store clerk Alok Gupta, a 27-year-old Kwantlen business student, was fatally shot Dec. 25 in the 11700-block of 96 Avenue; and Bradley McPherson, 28, was fatally shot while at a Christmas Eve party in the 13100-block of 67A Avenue.
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