A funeral service for slain gangster Jon Bacon, 30, was to be held later this week for family and close friends. But several sources have told me that the family decided to cancel the event.
Instead, Bacon was cremated and the family gathered in a Lower Mainland park Tuesday to say good-bye.
The Gang Task Force has said publicly they would be on-hand for the funeral of any high-profile gangster, including Bacon, to ensure public safety. Obviously there would have been security concerns surrounding any Bacon event, considering the long list of enemies that Jon, his brothers, and their associates have.
There was a viewing at Langley's Henderson Funeral Home last Friday attended by only 30 people or so. Police watched from a respectful distance and there were no incidents.
I will leave the Real Scoop up and running for your comments until Wednesday morning and then close it down till Labour Day so I can get back to my end-of-summer plans.
Let's hope that things remain relatively quiet out there in terms of gang violence.
