Maria Rantanen

3 days ago | richmond-news.com | Maria Rantanen

Richmond RCMP arrested five suspects — four of whom were youth — in an alleged theft from a Richmond toy store. On May 27, Richmond RCMP responded to a report of a theft in progress at a toy store in the 6500 block of Minoru Boulevard, which appears to be at CF Richmond Centre. According to the report, eight suspects entered the store and allegedly stole multiple items. The complainant followed the suspects at a safe distance while providing updates to the E-Comm 9-1-1 call-taker.

4 days ago | richmond-news.com | Maria Rantanen

A Richmond city councillor has been fined $1,200 by Elections BC for accepting “prohibited contributions” during the 2022 municipal elections. Coun. Bill McNulty said he’ll take his “medicine” and pay the fine, although he has the option to dispute it. Elections BC found McNulty accepted two cheques written by the same person. The contributions of $1,200 each were meant to be from a husband, wife and their child.

4 days ago | castanet.net | Colin Dacre |Ashley Joannou |Maria Rantanen |Chuck Chiang

The British Columbia government is commissioning an independent review of the province's home-share program, months after an inquest into the starvation death of a woman with Down syndrome in a Port Coquitlam share home. A statement from the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction says the review will assess safety in home-sharing arrangements, standards that promote quality of life, as well as accountability and oversight measures.

4 days ago | castanet.net | Colin Dacre |Kirk Penton |Maria Rantanen |Chuck Chiang

Maria Rantanen / Richmond News - | Story: 553937Richmond RCMP is asking the public to help identify a man suspected of stealing luggage at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) in mid-January. RCMP received a report of stolen luggage on Jan. 14. The complaint described the luggage as a carry-on size bag with purple and white dots.

4 days ago | richmond-news.com | Maria Rantanen

Richmond RCMP is asking the public to help identify a man suspected of stealing luggage at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) in mid-January. RCMP received a report of stolen luggage on Jan. 14. The complaint described the luggage as a carry-on size bag with purple and white dots. A Richmond RCMP frontline officer at YVR reviewed video surveillance and saw a man allegedly taking the bag and trying to cover it with a sweater while leaving the area with it.