Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers has released its annual list of the 鈥渓east-wanted Valentines鈥� for 2021.

For these 10 鈥渕ost wanted fugitives鈥� in B.C., rewards of up to $100,000 are offered.

鈥淭hey could be far away, or in your neighbourhood,鈥� the crime-fighting organization said in a news release Monday (Feb. 8), following a media event held outside Surrey Pretrial Services Centre.

People who know the whereabouts of these individuals can send anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers via phone (1-855-448-8477, 1-800-222- 8477) or online (). There鈥檚 also a downloadable 鈥淧3鈥� app for and phones.

鈥淪ome of these fugitives have been missing a year or even longer, and with four million pairs of eyes around the province, someone should eventually spot one of them,鈥� said Linda Annis, executive director of Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers.

鈥淭ips work. We received more than 5,000 anonymous tips in 2020 leading to 72 arrests and 135 charges laid. Twenty-one of those arrests came from tips specifically about gang or illegal gun activity.鈥�

Tips to Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest and charge of any wanted criminal can lead to a reward of up to $5,000.

For three of this year鈥檚 most wanted, Crime Stoppers has partnered with the national BOLO (Be On the Look Out) Program to make available extra large rewards of $50,000 to $100,000. The three are Conor D鈥橫onte (wanted for murder), John Norman Mackenzie (wanted for being unlawfully at large) and Cong Dinh (wanted for money laundering).

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