Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Phone scams result in significant losses: Nanaimo RCMP
NANAIMO - RCMP say a pair of local victims lost thousands of dollars in a costly scam involving a phony financial representative. Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said in the past month a man and w...
Aug 06, 2024
Bail granted twice to alleged violent Nanaimo home invader, accused nowhere to be seen
NANAIMO - A man police say busted into a south Nanaimo home late last year and allegedly attacked the homeowner with a bat is unaccounted for. Calvin Anthony Michael failed to show up for a court appe...
Aug 06, 2024
Closing submissions wrap-up in fatal Nanaimo waterfront stabbing trial
NANAIMO - A jury will soon be tasked with deciding the fate of two young men charged with manslaughter in the apparent random stabbing death of a 29-year-old developmentally challenged man on Nanaimo'...
Aug 03, 2024
‘It’s shocking:’ erratic driver arrested after plowing through Nanaimo power pole
NANAIMO - A local contractor was driving in central Nanaimo when it became immediately clear trouble was brewing behind him. On Friday, Aug. 2 shortly after 12 p.m. Tim Drummond-Hay was proceeding eas...
Aug 02, 2024
Several Nanaimo bus shelters shattered
NANAIMO - Local police are trying to solve multiple senseless cases of vandalism involving eight glass-enclosed bus shelters shattered overnight.Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said the damage was...
Aug 01, 2024
‘I saw the short boy lunge at Fred:’ girlfriend of slain Nanaimo man recalls fatal stabbing
NANAIMO - A woman outlined an apparent senseless confrontation between two groups of strangers resulting in her boyfriend being fatally stabbed on Nanaimo's waterfront. The woman, whose identity is pr...
Jul 31, 2024
Police seek suspect who started downtown Nanaimo alley fire
NANAIMO - Mounties in Nanaimo are looking for a man seen starting a fire in an alley during tinder dry conditions then walking away. Police say on Saturday, July 27 around 9:30 a.m., a man was seen in...
Jul 30, 2024
Key Crown witness no-shows during Nanaimo manslaughter trial
NANAIMO - A witness at the scene of a fatal stabbing on Nanaimo's waterfront failed to testify as scheduled at an ongoing high-profile jury trial. BC Supreme Court Justice Robin Baird informed the 12-...
Jul 30, 2024
Suspects sought after pair of boats stolen from Nanaimo's waterfront
NANAIMO - Mounties in Nanaimo are looking to identify two suspicious people after two boats went missing during two separate heists on the same night. Police say on Wednesday, July 10 around 1:30 a.m....
Jul 29, 2024
Gun-control group fears Liberals have 'abandoned' efforts on assault-style firearms
OTTAWA - A prominent gun-control group fears the Liberal government has abandoned its commitment to enact a comprehensive ban on assault-style firearms, citing "no tangible progress" on key steps to f...
Jul 20, 2024