Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Teenage addicts expose Port Alberni drug trafficker
NANAIMO - A local man was making money by supplying hard drugs to fragile teens in a competition-free market in Port Alberni until his greed got the better of him. Explosive facts outlined in B.C. Sup...
Apr 08, 2025
Police errors result in judge tossing fatal impaired driving charges against Nanaimo woman
NANAIMO - A series of mistakes by an RCMP officer led to the dismissal of impaired driving charges in connection to a crash which left a local construction worker dead. However, an application to thro...
Apr 04, 2025
Man wanted for sexual assault known to visit Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Alert Bay RCMP are looking for a wanted man. Kevin Kyle Patrick Brown, 35, is wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant for sexual assault and failing to attend court. An RCMP news release not...
Apr 03, 2025
Prolific Nanaimo offender jailed 7+ years for fentanyl trafficking
NANAIMO - A lifelong Nanaimo resident deeply entrenched in the local criminal underworld has managed to escape extended jail sentences for years. That changed abruptly for Kerry Wallace Chang on Tuesd...
Apr 02, 2025
Hidden camera found in Nanaimo pool change room
NANAIMO - Police are looking to identify a person of interest after a video camera was installed inside a changing room of a busy Nanaimo recreational facility. Nanaimo RCMP said a camera was located ...
Mar 31, 2025
Prolific offender allegedly throws axe at truck, bear-sprays two Nanaimo Mounties
NANAIMO - Police had their hands full this past weekend responding to a report of a man throwing an axe into the back of a truck near Woodgrove Centre. It happened on Saturday, March 15 at about 4:30 ...
Mar 17, 2025
'Shattered into a million pieces:' Nanaimo man awaits punishment for sexually abusing infant daughter
Editor's note: This story contains extremely disturbing details regarding child sexual abuse and may not be suitable for all readers. Discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A man will have to wait ...
Mar 14, 2025
Lantzville senior wakes up to find thieves robbing his house
LANTZVILLE - A homeowner in his late 80's was awoken to the sounds of a man and woman outside his bedroom. It happened on Saturday, March 8 between 5:30 and 6 a.m. at a home located near Lantzville's ...
Mar 13, 2025
Reported armed robbery prompts major police response near Nanaimo grocery store
NANAIMO - Local Mounties appeared quickly and en masse to a local grocery store Wednesday evening, after reports of a gun being brandished. RCMP members were called to the Country Grocer complex at th...
Mar 13, 2025
High-risk and spiked drinks campaign launched at Nanaimo bars
NANAIMO - Local police with backing from VIU students are trying to put a cork in risks associated with unattended drinks and high-risk alcohol consumption involving young adults. Nanaimo RCMP Reserve...
Mar 12, 2025