Of Love (and Labour) and Loss
WEDNESDAY June 24, 2015 • www.langleytimes.com NEWS A Mom On A Mission
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Alleged 856 gang members charged MONIQUE TA MMING A Time s Re po rte r
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Eight-year-old Sacha and four-year-old Rhys Mitchell tried out some equipment during the 100th anniversary celebration of the Fort Langley CN railway station on Saturday. Find more photos of the celebration online at langleytimes.com.
Charges have been laid against two alleged senior members of the 856 gang in connection to alleged drug trafficking activities in Langley. Leonard Pelletier, 48, has now been charged with five counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. Jason Francis Wallace, 26, is charged with six counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. In July 2014, three alleged high-ranking members of Aldergrove’s 856 gang were arrested and B.C.’s gang unit shut down their drug making facility at a mansion on an acreage in Langley. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit seized $400,000 worth of cocaine, meth, heroin, oxycontin and a large quantity of drug-making paraphernalia from a 10,000-square-foot home in the 4600 block of 236 Street. Continued Page 5
Vape shop blast deliberate, owner says SECURITY VIDEO SHOWS MAN SET A PACK IN FRONT OF STORE MINUTES BEFORE EXPLOSION MO N I Q U E TA M M I N G A Ti m e s Re po r t e r
A Langley businessman says he was the victim of a “targeted attack” that saw an explosion shatter the windows of his store. Shane Titus rushed to his store “All Day Vapes” in the 5700 block of 203A Street on Friday night, after his security alarm company called him to say something was
wrong. “The whole road was shut down, (the) fire department was here… and police,” Titus told CTV Vancouver. An explosion went off at about 11:30 p.m., shattering six store windows. The sound of the blast could be heard as far away as Murrayville. “It had the potential to be devastating to
any number of people,” said Langley RCMP Cpl. Holly Largy. Titus said it was “lucky” that he was only dealing with property damage and that no one had been walking the streets in the area at the time. “I’m still in a state of shock,” he said. “Nobody was hurt, nobody was down here. It is just a matter of replacing the
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