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Vancouver rundown for Friday, May 17, 2024. Two men have been found dead inside a home

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in Newton. Homicide investigators were called to that home on 151 Street Wednesday evening

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after Surrey bounties were asked to check on the occupants. It's believed both men knew

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each other and police are not looking for suspects. There is no risk to the public.

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Other stories, two cops, one with the Surrey RCMP and the other with the Surrey Police

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Service, face possible charges in a wrong-way driver crash last June. The IIO says it happened

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after officers responded to reports of an indecent incident involving a man and a woman

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in a parking lot of Green Timber's Urban Forest. The driver sped off when police arrived.

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The IIO has referred its report to Crown prosecutors, noting there is reason to believe the officers

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pursued the driver before a multi-vehicle crash. A YouTuber from Abbas Ford has been

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ordered to pay $350,000 in damages for defaming a business. The Abbas Ford News reports a

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BC judge has ruled Phil Don was relentless in his YouTube campaign against a Texas-based

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man and his point of sale services to nail and beauty salons. Court documents say the

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business operator and his associates were called scammers, fraudsters, communists, and

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thieves. Those statements made in Vietnamese went viral. Don is also banned from making

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any further comments against the man and his business. A wildfire burning about 25 kilometers

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from Hudson's Hope is now listed as being held. The fire quickly grew to about 300 hectares

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after being spotted on Sunday. The fire danger rating in the northeastern corner of BC is

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extreme. Expect a mix of sun and clouds for Friday and because it is the Malone weekend,

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possible showers on Saturday. Sunday and Monday will be mostly sunny but not overly warm.

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For all the details on these Vancouver area stories, along with the links, go to vancouverundown.substack.com.