Tri-City News July 1 2015

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Crown says swatter, 17, is likely to reoffend

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Social worker says boy had chaotic and impoverished childhood JANIS WARREN

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A Coquitlam teen who pleaded guilty to “swatting” young gamers’ homes around North America is at a high risk to re-offend, a Crown lawyer told a judge Monday. Prosecutor Michael Bauer read from three psychiatrist and social worker reports during a sentencing hearing for the 17-year-old, who cannot be identified because of his age. Both psychiatrists who interviewed the teen recommended the court impose computer and internet bans due to his “revengeful” and “sadistic” cyberbullying traits. The teen pleaded guilty to 23 of 40 charges he was facing for extortion, public mischief and criminal harassment.

This robbery was personal: story, page 5 He committed the crimes last year against targets in Canada and the U.S. Coquitlam RCMP arrested him last December after he placed a 911 call that prompted police in Tucson, Ariz., to deploy its SWAT (special weapons and tactics) team to the home of a University of Arizona student. see TEEN TOLD, page 6

Coquitlam’s Mathew Barzal took a big step in his hockey career last Friday as he was drafted by the New York Islanders: see Sports, page 15

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Some visitors to Golden Spike Days in Port Moody got in the spirit of the annual festival by driving railway spikes. More photos, page 3.

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