Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Man who died in Tesla Cybertruck explosion was active-duty US Army solider, officials say
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The person who authorities believe died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas ho...
Jan 02, 2025
Top stories of 2024: Drug traffickers handed significant sentences
NANAIMO - While drug trafficking convictions at courthouses throughout the country and province are commonplace, the length of sentences handed out in Nanaimo this year didn't go unnoticed. Several he...
Dec 30, 2024
Impaired driving charges laid following catastrophic Qualicum Beach crash
QUALICUM BEACH - A tragic series of events resulting in the death of an elderly man and injuries to the woman he was trying to help led to several charges. Jacob Aaron Pardiac, a 29-year-old Coombs ma...
Dec 27, 2024
Top Stories of 2024: Homicides and chilling trials keep police and prosecutors busy
NANAIMO - A pair of homicides in 2024 in Nanaimo had the local RCMP detachment's Serious Crimes Unit busy, while several other notable cases were resolved in the courts. The violence started early in ...
Dec 21, 2024
Man secretly snapped pictures of woman changing in Parksville store
NANAIMO - A repeat sex offender who endured a severely challenged early childhood received a non-custodial sentence following a sinister crime of opportunity. Joel Perry, 39, took pictures of a woman ...
Dec 20, 2024
Day parole extended for Nanaimo murderer
NANAIMO - While maintaining he's innocent, a man convicted of brutally stabbing his estranged wife to death in Nanaimo had his day parole privileges continued. In a Sept. 10 Parole Board of Canada (PB...
Dec 16, 2024
Man viciously beats Nanaimo security guard and attacked stranger in Campbell River
Editors note -this article contains depictions of violence which may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is advised NANAIMO - Unaddressed substance abuse and personal turmoil clashed in a pai...
Dec 13, 2024
UPDATE: Two people stab City of Nanaimo employee with needles at Maffeo Sutton Park
NANAIMO - Police say a 58-year-old man was stabbed in the public washrooms at Maffeo Sutton Park Wednesday morning. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Sherri Wade said the victim, a City of Nanaimo staff member, told ...
Dec 10, 2024
Nanaimo man awaits punishment for violently sexually assaulting a minor
Editors note - this article contains details of a disturbing sexual assault and may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is strongly advised NANAIMO - Resolving a highly disturbing crime of op...
Dec 09, 2024
Careless, uninsured driver runs after hitting Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - A driver is accused of aggressively driving in circles on a quiet north Nanaimo street before losing control and hitting a home. Nanaimo RCMP say it happened on Saturday, Nov. 30 around 10:1...
Dec 02, 2024