Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Parksville starts unique security camera rebate program
PARKSVILLE - The cost of security has gone down in Parksville. The City, following through on a motion from coun. Mark Chandler on June 17, is providing a rebate to Parksville residents who buy securi...
Jun 28, 2019 Security cameras like these are encouraged by Parksville councillors, who brought about a program to offer rebates for cameras. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW Staff)
Garage door openers stolen from cars, used to enter Nanaimo homes
NANAIMO - Wallets and change aren't the only valuable items being stolen from cars. Nanaimo RCMP is warning people to keep their garage door openers safe after two were stolen and used to enter houses...
Jun 27, 2019 Garage door openers are increasingly being targetted in thefts from cars. (File photo)
'Deplorable' Nanaimo child molester sentenced to eight years in prison
NANAIMO - A pedophile who destroyed the innocence of a young girl will spend more than eight years behind bars.Stephen Mark Castleden, 50, was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Thursday by Judge R.D. M...
Jun 27, 2019 Stephen Mark Castleden admitted to sexually abusing a young girl, who was the daughter of his girlfriend at the time. (Submitted photo)
Posting illicit, explicit photos online without consent earns Nanaimo man nine months in prison
NANAIMO - It was an emotional day for a family who had to hear their son had taken photos of his girlfriends while they were passed out and posted them online. They were at provincial court in Nanaimo...
Jun 26, 2019 A 31-year-old Nanaimo man was sentenced Wednesday, June 26 to nine months in prison. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'We were crushed:' toys, cash and timeless photos stolen from young Nanaimo family
NANAIMO - Shannon Harmsen had spent hours late at night perfecting the slideshow she wanted played at her wedding. As a mother of two and a student, she couldn't spare much time and put everything she...
Jun 25, 2019 Shannon and James came home after a brief outing with their young children to find their house ripped apart. (submitted)
Community rallies to replace tents stolen from Nanaimo school
NANAIMO - A field trip for Grade 7 students was saved by the generosity of parents and the Nanaimo community. Nine tents were stolen from the Departure Bay Elementary Eco-School over the weekend betwe...
Jun 24, 2019 Grade 7 students at the Departure Bay Elementary Eco-School still managed to take off on their field trip Monday morning, despite the theft of their tents over night. (Google Maps)
Service providers will be consulted in design of new Nanaimo Correctional Centre
NANAIMO - BC Corrections has vowed service providers at the Nanaimo Correctional Centre will be consulted as the province follows through on a nearly $160 million commitment to replace the aging jail....
Jun 21, 2019 BC Corrections said impacted on-site service providers, including the John Howard Society, will be consulted as design plans for the new Nanaimo Correctional Centre are formed. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
RCMP arrest 'absolutely brazen, violent' suspect for alleged armed liquor store robbery
NANAIMO - Police say a violent offender is off the streets and in custody after a rigorous investigation. Dustin Sean Williams was arrested in Ladysmith on June 13 and is charged with one count of arm...
Jun 21, 2019 Dustin Sean Williams, believed to be seen here fleeing Woodgrove Centre, is accused of walking away with jewellery and robbing a liquor store. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Nanaimo man admits to molesting young girl over five years
NANAIMO - Tensions were high in a Nanaimo courtroom as details of despicable sex crimes by a man against a young girl were revealed. Stephen Mark Castleden pleaded guilty to four offences, including t...
Jun 18, 2019 Stephen Mark Castleden admitted to sexually abusing a young girl over the course of five years in a central Nanaimo home. He videoed some of the abuse and shared the footage online. (Submitted photo)
Failed marijuana oil extraction caused fire, huge explosion: Parksville Fire Dept.
PARKSVILLE - An attempt to extract marijuana oil was behind a large explosion and fire at River Green Resort in Parksville.Assistant chief Steven Leidl with the Parksville Volunteer Fire Department sa...
Jun 14, 2019 Fire investigators ruled this volatile blaze was caused by a fuel source used to extract cannabis oil at a cabin in River Green Resort in Parksvlle on June 13, 2019. (Submitted photo)