Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Woman pleads guilty & sentenced for downtown Nanaimo stabbing
NANAIMO - A vulnerable man sleeping at a bus stop awoke to a woman stabbing him several times in the head. Kimberly Anne Lewis, 53, pleaded guilty to and was sentenced for aggravated assault for an Au...
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Witnesses needed after assault along Nanaimo's Labieux Rd.
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are working to piece together the circumstances behind an attack in central Nanaimo's Diver Lake area last month. Police say on Thursday, March 21, at around 10:40 p.m. a 15-y...
Apr 09, 2024
'Forced to do so by a higher calling:' Indigenous woman awaits sentencing in Nanaimo for illegal logging protests
NANAIMO - An Indigenous leader and land protector will have to wait a few more weeks to learn her fate, after being convicted on several contempt charges. Charges against Angela "Rainbow Eyes" Davidso...
Apr 05, 2024
UPDATE: Nanaimo RCMP arrest wanted man with history of violence & unpredictable behaviour
NANAIMO - On Thursday, April 4 Nanaimo RCMP announced Cody Edward Ranger had been arrested, one day after issue an appeal for his whereabouts. EARLIER- The public is being asked to help in loca...
Apr 03, 2024
Nanaimo RCMP arrest pair for allegedly stealing truck in Comox
NANAIMO - Technology played a key role in reuniting a Comox homeowner with his truck.Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said on Friday, March 22 at 2:30 a.m. a Comox homeowner immediately reported hi...
Apr 02, 2024
'I got pretty heavily into it:' Nanaimo drug trafficker jailed, hopes to beat addiction
NANAIMO - Drugs, heroin and fentanyl in particular, derailed a Nanaimo man who's hoping to get his life back on track. Gordon Clifford Brooks, 58, was handed a 20-month jail sentence on Wednesday, Mar...
Apr 02, 2024
Nanaimo man held in custody for several alleged indecent exposure incidents
NANAIMO - A local man remains in custody following two alleged flashing incidents on the south Island, along with a similar allegation on the Lower Mainland. Douglas Lance Laplante, 36, faces eight di...
Mar 29, 2024
No additional jail for Nanaimo man's disturbing, random attack on woman
NANAIMO - A local man vowing to forge a more positive future will be on probation for the next year after pleading guilty to assault for a high-profile attack in south Nanaimo. Brett Gordon Ranger, 34...
Mar 28, 2024
Nanaimo thrift shop owner blames downtown disorder for shutting down
NANAIMO - A popular local thrift store is closing up shop permanently in May with the owner saying fear of downtown area social unrest has driven their customers away. Madeline Crane has owned and ope...
Mar 28, 2024
Man found 'not criminally responsible' for fatal stabbing at Nanaimo coffee shop
NANAIMO - A judge has ruled a man cannot be held criminally responsible for stabbing another man to death at a local coffee house in 2022. The decision by BC Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Heat...
Mar 27, 2024