Officers block traffic on Timberland Rd. while they search for multiple people following a car thefts in the Comox Valley and subsequent chase down Island on Tuesday, June 2. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
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One arrested, more running from police south of Nanaimo after lengthy highway chase
Jun 2, 2026 | 10:00 AM
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NANAIMO — An investigation into a stolen vehicle in the Comox Valley led to a high-speed chase and eventual arrest of one person south of the city.
Mounties from multiple detachments were engaged in the effort through the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 2, after Nanaimo RCMP say an adult man stole a large pickup truck from the Comox Valley and began heading south.
Nanaimo RCMP Reserve Cst. Gary O’Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW officers attempted to intervene, but the suspect fled.
“He rammed those vehicles and proceeded southbound. There was a high risk to the public, so officers via Oceanside and eventually into the Nanaimo area allowed this vehicle to go through, understanding the risk to the public, the risk of the officers was too high.”
