Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Illegal short term rental operator fined for disobeying RDN land use bylaws
NANAIMO - A fine of $10,500 was levied in response to several Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) land use bylaw infractions in relation to a former illegal short term rental (STR) property in French C...
Sep 02, 2024
Man jailed for high-risk crash at Nanaimo Parkway construction project
NANAIMO - An explanation behind the dangerous and perplexing actions of a young driver on a closed section of highway remains a mystery. Kaden Nelson Brooks, 21, received a nine month jail sentence af...
Aug 31, 2024
Ladysmith man avoids jail for beating puppy 'like a punching bag'
Editor's Note: This article contains details of animal abuse. Reader discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A man was fined, handed community service duty and banned from caring for animals for a decade for ...
Aug 29, 2024
'This had devastating impacts on her life:' extensive harassment campaign targets Nanaimo woman
NANAIMO - A local social worker became the victim of a severe, obsessive mission by a man who refused to leave her alone. Well over two years after Brandon Lee Anderson's campaign against the woman be...
Aug 28, 2024
Sweet-toothed suspects sought for Nanaimo school break-in
NANAIMO - A recent local elementary school break-in resulted in a bizarre theft by thieves who apparently had a late night dessert craving. Nanaimo RCMP said on Friday, Aug. 23 around 1 a.m. police re...
Aug 27, 2024
Man pleads guilty in connection to death of former girlfriend in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A local man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a woman three years ago. Kyle Gordon Ordway, 39, formally entered a guilty plea to manslaughter in B.C. Supreme Court in Nanaim...
Aug 21, 2024
Man pleads guilty to high-profile Lantzville hit & run
NANAIMO - An initial not guilty plea was reversed in connection to a 2022 hit and run impacting a Lantzville couple and their two dogs. Joel Francisco Salazar, 34, was scheduled to stand trial in prov...
Aug 14, 2024
'She's very uncomfortable:' Nanaimo RCMP investigating sexual assault on transit bus
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are investigating a complaint of unwanted, sexualized touching of a minor on a transit bus.RCMP say the incident occurred on July 11 between 5:10 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on the #40...
Aug 08, 2024
Alleged impaired driver in mid Island fatal crash unsuccessfully argues against blood sample warrant
QUALICUM BEACH - An accused intoxicated driver's application to have a search warrant tossed in connection to a fatal crash was denied by a Nanaimo judge. The ruling against Belinda Mary Hainsworth re...
Aug 08, 2024
Two men found guilty of manslaughter for Maffeo Sutton Park stabbing
NANAIMO - A pair of men have been found guilty of a public, late-night killing at Maffeo Sutton Park in 2022.Mark Jayden Harrison, 21, and Aiden Matthew William Bell, 20, were convicted by an 11-membe...
Aug 06, 2024