Here鈥檚 what you need to know this morning in the Lower Mainland:
1. Klein found unfit for murder trial over Abbotsford school stabbing
The man accused of killing one student and seriously injuring another in a stabbing at an Abbotsford high school is unfit to stand trial, the B.C. Review Board has found.
BC Review Board has decided that Gabriel Klein, who murdered an Abbotsford High School student, is unfit to stand trial & ordered that he be confined to Colony Farm forensic hospital. Board will review again by Jan 15, 2019. Copy of disposition to be released tomorrow.
鈥� Dave Teixeira (@davedotca)
2. 150 wigs meant for kids with cancer stolen in Vancouver
The wigs, made from real human hair, had been set aside for cancer patients at BC Children鈥檚 Hospital. Each wig is valued at $2,500. That鈥檚 a estimated value of $375,000.
3. Two suspects under investigation in sturgeon snatching case on the Fraser River
Conservation Officer Don Stahl said he has never seen anything like it in more than 21 years of service as a CO.
150 wigs stolen from Eva and Company Wigs in on Sept. 7. Turns out, they were meant for sick children at . More to come
鈥� Ashley Wadhwani (@ashwadhwani)
4. House arrest sought for ex-B.C. RCMP officer caught in creep catchers sting
Former Surrey RCMP constable Dario Devic, who pleaded guilty to breach of public trust after getting caught up in a Surrey Creep Catcher sting in Whalley in 2016, apologized to his presiding judge.
Defence lawyer Rishi Gill heading into Surrey provincial court. His client Dario Devic, a former Surrey RCMP constable, is appearing this morning on a breach of trust charge.
鈥� Tom Zytaruk (@tomzytaruk)
5. Pot, taxes and Greyhound top issues as B.C. local politicians dig into policy
Hundreds of councillors and mayors have descended on Whistler for the annual convention, to vote on a higher than usual number of resolutions this year as they try to curry favour with voters ahead of October鈥檚 local election.
