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The Vancouver Chinese Lion Dance Association rang in the Year of the Snake with a traditional Lion Dance at Willowbrook Shopping Centre on Sunday. Other Chinese New Year celebrations at the mall included an origami craft station, Asian inspired harp performances, a Tai Chi demonstration, and a traditional Korean dance.
Subway robber stopped Six-day crime spree hit sandwich shops, pizza restaurants and other food outlets Monique TaMMinga Times Reporter
Langley RCMP have stopped a Surrey man they believe is responsible for a six-day crime spree, robbing Subways and other food outlets throughout Langley. From Feb. 2 through 8, nine robberies took place at Edible Arrangements, various Subways and pizza establishments, with three being committed in a single day. The suspect wore a bandana, a baseball cap and a hoody and used bear spray as his weapon in many robberies, said Langley RCMP Insp. Amrik Virk, who
announced the collected from the arrest at a press detachment’s crime conference at the analyst. Langley detachment In anticipation of on Wednesday. another offence on In one of the Feb. 8, a number of robberies only $15 surveillance units was taken. were deployed in However, the Langley. suspect made At approximately off with as much 8 p.m., a robbery as $400 in one was reported at Insp. Amrik instance. Fresh Slice Pizza in Virk On four occasions, North Langley and the suspect used police were given pepper spray as he exited. a description of the suspect Langley’s Street vehicle. Enforcement Unit developed The vehicle was located a strategy to stop these and followed to the Esso gas robberies, using covert station at 72 Avenue and 200 surveillance and intelligence Street, where it stopped.
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Police approached the vehicle and arrested a man and woman without incident. The vehicle was searched and several items were recovered linking these two to the Langley robberies, said Virk. “Over the week, police employed a variety of resources to bring an end to this robbery spree,” said Virk. The Forensic Identification Service went to every robbery to collect finger prints, police dog services were dispatched to assist with tracking as well as the Air One helicopter. continued, PAGE 5
A career criminal was back in court last week facing 20 charges in connection to a high profile arrest and the recovery of a large amount of stolen property taken from homes in the Fraser Valley and found at the Super 8 Motel on Glover Road on March 2, 2012. Ivan Logan Johnson, 33, is charged with everything from possessing a weapon obtained through an offence and possession of stolen property and credit cards to dealing with identity theft. He was arrested along with Dave Yaroslawsky, 29, by the Emergency Response Team and police dogs who surrounded the motel room after the two men refused to come out. Witnesses had called 911 after seeing the two men, allegedly with guns, unloading items into a motel room. Those two men are believed to be involved in up to 18 home robberies in the Fraser Valley, said Langley RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Holly Marks at the time. The men were in possession of so many stolen items that police had to create a slideshows on their website to allow the public to look through the items and determine what might belong to them. The police then held a day where victims of break-ins could come to the detachment and view the property. Police recovered everything from stolen jewelry, including lockets and rings, to coins and electronics. Johnson, of New Westminster, is a career criminal with pages upon pages of crimes committed in Langley, Surrey and New Westminster, among other places. Among some of the crimes he has committed in the past 10 years include theft and dangerous operation of a vehicle. Any victims of property crime related to this investigation who would like an update on the court proceedings for Yaroslawsky and Johnson are encouraged to contact Langley Client Support and Victim Services at 604-532-3214.
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