Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Sentencing concludes for Nanaimo woman who murdered/dismembered estranged boyfriend
Editor's note: this article contains graphic details of violence and may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is strongly advised.VANCOUVER - A sentence has formally been established for a Nan...
Feb 06, 2025
Man sentenced for violent break-in/sexual assault at Nanoose Bay home
NANAIMO - A 29-year-old man is banned from Vancouver Island for the time being after being sentenced for a break-in and violent sexual assault in 2022. Quinten Anthony Meyer was given credit for over ...
Feb 04, 2025
RCMP negotiator peacefully ends long standoff outside north Jingle Pot home
NANAIMO - An extended standoff between a 39-year-old man and police ended peacefully, with multiple charges pending.Local Mounties had been tracking a suspect for a separate incident, work which led t...
Feb 03, 2025
'You are my worst nightmare:' Nanaimo woman awaits sentence for murdering/dismembering ex-boyfriend
Editor's note: this article contains graphic details of violence and may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is strongly advised. VANCOUVER - Sentencing submissions presented in B.C. Supreme ...
Jan 31, 2025
Sentence issued against Nanaimo man for violent sexual assault of 17-year-old girl
Editor's note - this article contains details of a disturbing sexual assault and may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is strongly advised NANAIMO - A federal jail sentence of three years w...
Jan 30, 2025
Police cruisers rammed in south Nanaimo as driver takes off
NANAIMO - Local mounties are looking for the driver of a pickup truck who damaged several police vehicles while fleeing the scene of a south Nanaimo shopping centre. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, right before ...
Jan 30, 2025
Sex offender who exploited his own nieces gets one-year jail sentence
Editor's note: This article contains details of children being sexually abused. Reader discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A path of destruction formed after a man's keen sexual interest in mino...
Jan 28, 2025
Lantzville senior jailed for 'horrific' child porn haul
Editor's note: This article contains details of children being sexually abused. Reader discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A Lantzville retiree with no prior criminal record knew exactly why Nan...
Jan 24, 2025
Loaded gun, suspected drugs & body armour seized during Parksville bust
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP officers executing a warrant on a man who missed a recent court appearance turned into a significant drug and weapons bust.A 55-year-old Parksville man missed a Jan. 9 cour...
Jan 23, 2025
Driver flees after hitting pedestrian in Departure Bay Rd. crosswalk
NANAIMO - A 65-year-old man remains in hospital after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the street near Departure Bay Beach. The incident occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at around 6 p.m. at the Dep...
Jan 23, 2025