Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Sordid tale of revenge ends with husband forced off of Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - A desperate attempt to discredit his ex-wife and regain custody of his three children has led to a Nanaimo father being forced to leave Vancouver Island behind. The father, who can't be name...
Aug 12, 2019 A Nanaimo father became so consumed with the idea of destroying his ex-wife he told undercover police officers his entire plan. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Person of interest' in Makayla Chang investigation again sought by Nanaimo RCMP
NANAIMO - More than two years after the investigation began, Nanaimo RCMP are once against asking for the public's help in finding a person of interest. A release asking for assistance in locating Ste...
Aug 12, 2019 Stephen Bacon, seen in Sudbury wearing a blue jacket and locally on public transit, is once more on Nanaimo RCMP's radar. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Homicide victim's sister accuses fugitive's dad of failing to take responsibility
The sister of an American tourist says the father of one of the British Columbia men named as a suspect in the woman's death isn't accepting his share of responsibility for her family's sorrow. Kenned...
Aug 12, 2019
Waterfront confectionery robbed, cash but no ice cream stolen
NANAIMO - Local RCMP hope the community can help give two criminals their just desserts. The Nanaimo waterfront confectionery Just Desserts was robbed early Saturday, July 6 around 5:15 a.m.Cst. Gary ...
Aug 07, 2019 Two men were seen on numerous cameras fleeing Just Desserts confectionery along Nanaimo's seawall early Saturday morning. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Bodies of Port Alberni murder suspects recovered in Manitoba
NANAIMO - The Canada-wide manhunt for two Port Alberni teens accused of murder is now over. Manitoba RCMP Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy announced search teams found bodies believed to be Kam M...
Aug 07, 2019 Manitoba RCMP searched through difficult terrain in northeastern stretches of the province to find the pair. (RCMP)
Manitoba RCMP find items linked to B.C. murder suspects
GILLAM, Man. - RCMP in northern Manitoba say they have found several items linked to two murder suspects from British Columbia. Mounties did not say what the items are but that they were found on...
Aug 06, 2019
Power purposely cut in bizarre attempt to steal from vehicles in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Knocking out power to street lights during a late night north end crime spree wasn't a bright idea for two offenders.Michael Anthony James Goldsbury, 30, and Desirae Lyn Connors, 23, both pl...
Aug 06, 2019 Power was cut off to this upscale north Nanaimo neighbourhood in July, 2018 in an apparent bid by two offenders to use darkness to break into vehicles. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Port Alberni man charged with Nanaimo-based sexual assaults
Nanaimo RCMP have made an arrest following a lengthy investigation into assaults against local sex trade workers.Stephen Bradley Ewing, 40, was arrested and charged by officers on Thursday, Aug. 1, wi...
Aug 02, 2019 40 year old Stephen Bradley Ewing has been charged with three counts of sexual assault involving Nanaimo sex trade workers. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Nanaimo RCMP grapple with 20% increase in criminal incidents
NANAIMO - The number of criminal incidents in Nanaimo reached a five-year high in 2018.Nearly 11,700 confirmed incidents were handled by Nanaimo RCMP, compared to 9,500 the year before. Nanaimo RCMP h...
Aug 01, 2019 The total number of criminal violations in Nanaimo in 2018 was more than 1,000 higher than the previous year. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Former Nanaimo hospice executive convicted of Kelowna fraud, ordered to repay $100K
NANAIMO - A disgraced former non-profit executive who stole more than $100,000 from a Kelowna based hospice organization is going back to jail and handed a much heavier fine.Susan Maureen Steen, 72, w...
Jul 31, 2019