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B.C. lake searched for missing Langley teens Monique TaMMinga Times Reporter
The RCMP dive team was working Monday to find any trace of two Langley teens, who went missing in Nicola Lake, near Merritt. Their canoe was located, overturned and partly submerged, in the lake early Monday morning. Merritt RCMP received a call around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 21 about two boys who hadn’t come back at their expected time. The local teens, 18 and 17 years of age, had been camping at a family property at the north end of Nicola Lake. They were expected home by supper and when they hadn’t returned, the family contacted the RCMP. Merritt police officers went to the property and located all of their personal belongings still on scene, said Merritt RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore. A shoreline search was held throughout the night by Nicola Valley Search and Rescue. At 2 a.m. Monday morning three personal effects (ball cap, shoe and head lamp) were spotted on the shoreline. “It was eerie finding the headlamp, with the light still on,” said Chris Lepsoe, NVSAR volunteer. The local caretaker told police that he had seen the teens earlier that day but a canoe that was known to have been kept on the property was not accounted for. The shoreline search produced no results. However, at dawn the RCMP helicopter located a half submerged canoe near the north end of the lake, confirmed Dunsmore. The search continued all day Monday, and search and rescue officials continued to search the shoreline. The Times has been told that the two teens are students at Langley high schools, but that has yet to be confirmed. With files from the Merritt Herald
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The RCMP dive team spent Monday on Nicola Lake, near Merritt searching for two Langley teenagers, aged 17 and 18, who were reported overdue the night before. Their overturned canoe was found at dawn.
Sex offender violates parole within minutes of release Monique TaMMinga Times Reporter
A convicted sex offender violated his parole minutes after his release in Langley. Graham Lackey, 46, was convicted in November 2011 of two charges of exposing his genitals to a person under the age of 16 and one charge of breaching his undertaking. The charges involved incidents in the Comox Valley. At that time, he was sentenced
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to prison followed by two years probation after his release from jail. Lackey has an extensive criminal record with 37 convictions, including 17 which are sexrelated, and 12 where he failed to comply with conditions for offences dating back to 1989. Earlier this year, an officer in Langley RCMP’s Sex Crime Unit became aware he was going to be released from Fraser Regional Correction Centre and had announced his intention to live in Langley.
“This individual is a repeat offender with a history of sex offences, non-compliance with community supervision and potentially at a high risk to reoffend,” said Langley RCMP Const. Holly Marks. He is bound by the probation order until November 2013. There are several conditions on the order, including that he not consume any alcohol. Officers in Langley’s Street Enforcement Unit who are trained in surveillance attended Fraser
He has now been sentenced to an additional five months in jail, where he is currently residing. “Here in Langley we have a number of resources dedicated to targeting these prolific criminal offenders in a view to keep our community safe,” said Langley RCMP Supt. Derek Cooke. “I am very pleased we were able to resolve this matter as quickly as we did. “It truly speaks to the officers’ dedication and demonstrates the value of their efforts.”
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