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- The Province
B.C. crime news: Woman jailed six years for fatal 2022 stabbing
Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Thursday, July 31, 2025 Lyndsay Scott, now 37, was charged with second-degree murder after she stabbed Justin Mohrmann (pictured) in the chest while he was walking near Smithe and Homer streets on July 11, 2022. Photo by Vancouver Police A woman who fatally stabbed a stranger in Yaletown three years ago has been sentenced to six years in jail. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Lyndsay Scott, now 37, was charged with second-degree murder after she stabbed Justin Mohrmann, 29, in the chest while he was walking near Smithe and Homer streets in Vancouver on July 11, 2022. Investigators said the pair did not know each other and that the attack was random and unprovoked. Scott later faced a jury trial and was convicted of manslaughter. The jury heard how mental illness and drug use had contributed to her actions. Last week, she was handed a six-year jail sentence, followed by three years of probation and mandatory treatment at a forensic hospital. Scott is also banned from handling firearms for 10 years. South Surrey standoff ends with arrest An armed man who holed up in a South Surrey home Wednesday afternoon was arrested without incident after police negotiators persuaded him to give himself up. At about 2:15 p.m., the Surrey Police Service was notified by Richmond RCMP that a man armed with a gun was in a home near 158th Street and 20th Avenue in Surrey. SPS officers contained the residence with the help of a police dog and an RCMP helicopter. Trained SPS negotiators made contact with the man and he left the residence and was arrested. He remains in custody Thursday as the investigation continues. sip@ jruttle@ Read More Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Canucks Celebrity News Vancouver Whitecaps
The Province
a day ago
- The Province
Staggering 1,100 men in Ontario inquired about sex with kids in police sting
Like children in front of a bowl of candy, the perverts could not resist. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors An online ad offered raunchy sex with an underage teen girl. In reality, the operation was an elaborate sting that at one point was swamped with more than 100 calls a day from Johns in the GTA seeking to feed their most demented desires. There were an eye-popping 1,100 queries across the province for sex with the non-existent teen, in reality, an undercover cop. Peel Regional Police's head of the human trafficking section, Det. Sgt. Bob Hackenbrook, told the Toronto Sun that human trafficking detectives were surprised by the volume of interest that the bogus ad garnered. 'We were busy,' Hackenbrook said. While 35 were arrested and charged by Peel cops, it is the high level of interest in sex with children that is most chilling. Across Ontario, there were 85 arrests and 165 charges laid. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. OPP 'It was a very difficult case, but there were great partnerships with other police services,' Hackenbrook added. Those charged included a teacher, students, business owners, construction workers, entrepreneurs, and retirees. One of those arrested had two outstanding warrants for his arrest in Guelph for breaching his release order. The sting was part of Project Juno and comprised human trafficking teams working undercover operations across the province. The goal was to target Johns who were attempting to have sex with children. Cops say the sting was the result of a 'positive Supreme Court of Canada ruling R. vs Ramelson from York Regional Police Project called Raphael.' The ruling created a 'step-by-step approach for officers and the Crown in the prosecution of these proactive investigations. Our project, called Project Juno, is a proactive approach to identifying and arresting Johns who seek to pay for sex from youths,' Peel Regional Police said in a release. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. There have already been 14 guilty pleas, with other cases before the courts. Police did not release the names of the perps on lawyers' orders, with many protected under publication bans. Cops did release a poster of the accused with their faces blurred. SEX TRAFFICKING STING: THE SUSPECTS. PEEL REGIONAL POLICE Most were charged with communicating for the purpose of obtaining sexual services from a person under 18 years old. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INVESTIGATION: — About 1,100 people responded to the ads with an average of 100 per day. — Around 90% of the accused resided in Peel, with several living in neighbouring jurisdictions, including Toronto, Woodbridge, and the Kitchener/Waterloo area. — During the undercover operation, Johns reported the ads to cops and Crime Stoppers out of concern for the undercover officer presenting themselves as a teen. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. — Two of the accused were charged with assault police after striking cops while attempting to flee. — One male was charged with making sexually explicit material available to a child after sending a photo to an undercover officer. — Another male was charged with child abandonment and criminal negligence after he left his child at home with no supervision and the front door unlocked to attend a hotel hoping to have sexual relations with an underage person. Read More 'It's important work,' Hackenbrook said. 'It's important to the officers involved to know they helped protect the victims of human trafficking. It's a very committed group who work hard to protect the vulnerable. The victims here were children. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It's difficult work. Two of our officers were assailed by suspects who were trying to escape arrest.' Cops say that in addition to getting would-be predators off the streets, the purpose of Juno was to 'prevent exploitation before it occurs,' safeguard sex trafficking victims by linking them to supports, and hold offenders accountable. Project Juno was active for 11 days between November 2023 and February 2025. The Peel Vice and Human Trafficking Unit worked with Halton Regional Police Human Trafficking Unit, the IJFS team members, and the Nova Scotia Provincial Human Trafficking Unit. During this time, 35 men were arrested and charged with communicating for the purpose of obtaining sexual services from a person under 18 years old. Also participating in the OPP-led Provincial Human Trafficking Intelligence-Led Joint Forces Strategy (IJFS) were police services in Durham, Sudbury, Halton, London, Niagara, Peterborough, Toronto, Windsor, and York. jwarmington@ bhunter@ Vancouver Canucks Celebrity News Columnists Vancouver Whitecaps
The Province
a day ago
- The Province
Traffic alert: Highway 11 closed northbound in Abbotsford following overnight fatal crash
At this time, investigators believe speed and alcohol contributed to the crash. Highway 11 northbound remains closed Thursday morning though a reopening is expected around 9 a.m. Speed and alcohol are considered factors in an overnight crash in Abbotsford that killed a motorcyclist and injured another driver. Photo by PNG Files Speed and alcohol are considered factors in an overnight crash in Abbotsford that killed a motorcyclist and injured another driver. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors According to Abbotsford Police, the crash took place around 1:34 a.m. Thursday in the northbound lanes of Highway 11 near Townshipline Road. Police found that a Kawasaki motorcycle and a Jeep Compass had collided. First responders attempted to save the motorcyclist but the individual died at the scene, while the driver of the Jeep suffered non-life-threatening injuries. At this time, investigators believe speed and alcohol contributed to the crash. Highway 11 northbound remains closed Thursday morning though a reopening is expected around 9 a.m. Collision reconstruction investigators have been brought in to assist, and police are seeking witnesses who may have seen the collision or may have dashboard camera footage to share. Anyone with information can contact police at 604-859-5225. sip@ Read More Vancouver Canucks Columnists Vancouver Canucks News Opinion
