Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 15, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday december 15, 2007 a7 Early release worries Kin of Hells Angels drug mule Northern Manitoba fires kill three a 44-year-old Man was killed in a House ramp also confirmed the names of a fire Early Friday at tapas Keyak Cree husband and wife who were killed dec. Nation in split Lake ramp say. 8 in a House fire at red sucker first the fire was reported at about 8 30 nation. . Attending firefighters found the Joseph Harper 44, and Linda Harper Man in the residence. He was pro-42, leave behind five children including bounced dead at the Community a Nurs a baby girl and one grandson. Ing station. A cause of the fire has not been the cause of the fire is still under released. Investigation. The isolated Community is about 709 spilt Lake is East of Thompson. Pm Northeast of Winnipeg. By Bruce Owen a Manitoba family whose loved ones were shot to death and who Are involved in a bitter dispute about their will is concerned about the imminent release from prison of a convicted Hells Angels drug runner. Denis Jerome Labossiere won his right to Day parole at a hearing thurs Day at Stony Mountain institution and will Likely be allowed to spend Christ Mas with his wife and child in Winnipeg. A family spokesman told the free press yesterday family members Are in the process of getting court orders against Labossiere to bar him from contacting them or coming to their Homes and workplaces. None of us Are comfortable with Joel Labossiere said the family is Labossiere was convicted in May having him out said Laboissiere a upset Jerome is being released on Day 2006 of Selling cocaine for the Hells Cousin Joel. Parole after serving Only 18 months of a Angels. He was arrested in an under Labossiere has been locked in a six year sentence for drug trafficking. Cover sting operation that resulted in court fight with his family Over the a National parole Board spokesman the arrest of three members of the gang. Estate of his father Fernand Mother said Labossiere As a first time non Labossiere has declined interview Rita and brother Remi. Violent offender was eligible for Day requests while imprisoned. The three were shot to death and parole after serving one sixth of his ramp have never commented on their St. Leon farmhouse intentionally six year sentence. The Labossiere slayings which remain torched in november 2005. No one has under conditions of his gradual an open investigation. Been arrested. Release he must report nightly to a sources have said mounties believe at Issue is which of two wills should Halfway House undergo counselling More than one person was involved in be accepted. An August 2000 will and stay away from gang members the execution style killings. Leaves proceeds from the estate Val and the drug subculture. Investigators also believe the used at about $1.3 million to six he owns a House in St. Leon but killings were part of a calculated plan nephews and nieces. The second will Likely wont be Able to go there imme probably aiming for financial gain. Dated july 2005, leaves All the proper Diatel after his release because of the to to Jerome his wife Claudette and parole requirement that he report to. their Young son. The Halfway House. Last suspect sought in project Drill All but one of 18 people targeted in project Drill a year Long police operation against the Hells Angels Are now in Cus Tody ramp said Friday. An arrest warrant has been issued for Andrew David Janz of Brandon. Janz 35, also has a connection to Steinbach. He faces charges of conspiracy to import firearms into Canada unlawful importation of a firearm unlawful Transfer of a firearm and Possession of proceeds of goods obtained by crime. You Are asked to Call your local police department or Mani Andrew Janz Toba crime stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 if you have any information about Janz. Police warn Janz is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. A second Man Peter Randall Carlson turned himself in to ramp thursday. Carlson 28, is charged with two counts of trafficking cocaine. Project Drill involved eight raids in Manitoba Early wednesday that saw the arrest of the Hells Angels Manitoba chapter president Dale Donovan. Two other bikers were also arrested one from Ontario and the other from British Columbia. Project Drill involved the use of a police informant to penetrate the gang. During the investigation police seized 11 kilograms of cocaine 2,000 tablets of methamphetamine 13 pounds of Mari Juana five machine pistols and three handguns imported unlawfully in to Manitoba from the . Steinbach lawyer to probe Sale of flooded Homes the province has appointed a Steinbach real estate lawyer to investigate the Sale of Homes which were flooded in 1997. John Neufeld will look specifically at a House which was demolished in 2006, before the couple who bought it Ever lived there. The couple found extensive flood related damage when they began doing renovations in the Home and Dis covered it could not be repaired. The House was on property in St. Clements but had been moved from its original location in St. Germaine. It was acquired by the province in 1997 after the flood and then sold at auction for $13,000. It was moved after that and a family lived there until they sold it for $185,000 in february 2006. The couple who bought it believe the House should never have been put Back on the Market after the 1997 flood. Neufeld will also examine Manitoba Laws regarding the disclosure of the condition of Homes when they Are sold. It is currently not required to disclose anything about a property unless the seller is specifically asked or if the prop erty has problems which would prevent it from being used for the intended Pur pose. Neufeld is expected to provide recommendations to finance minister Greg Selinger in the Spring of 2008 ;