Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Jury convicts wrong-way driver of Nanoose Bay crash
NANAIMO - Jurors found a man guilty of both counts related to an overnight head-on crash on Hwy. 19 several years ago. Maverick John Millen was on trial at BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo in relation to t...
Dec 10, 2025
VIDEO: Damaging break-in hands Nanaimo business a significant loss
NANAIMO - A brazen break-in captured on in-store surveillance video depicts the callous actions of thieves targeting a downtown business. Primary Skateboards at 60 Commercial St., which had moved to t...
Dec 09, 2025
Nanaimo man with alleged large stolen hockey cards, collector coins haul arrested in Port Moody
NANAIMO - A downtown Port Moody roadblock netted police much more than an unlicensed driver. Port Moody Police Department Cst. Sam Zacharias said a Friday, Nov. 28 roadblock just after 11 p.m. resulte...
Dec 03, 2025
Nanaimo Mounties offer proactive advice to avoid getting scrooged
NANAIMO - Grinch-like thieves will be hard at work this holiday shopping season, warns Nanaimo RCMP. Cst. Gary O'Brien said their detachment expects complaints of stolen door-front packages to increas...
Dec 02, 2025
Nanaimo gas card fraudster banned from Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Potentially facing jail time, a former Nanaimo woman opted for a plea deal for illegally using a company gas card. Amber-Dawn McLellan, 48, pleaded guilty to fraud under $5,000 for the fraud...
Nov 26, 2025
Man sentenced for break-ins and thefts from Nanoose Bay homes
NANAIMO - A man who used his house cleaning business as a front to steal valuables from Oceanside-area homes late last year avoided a custodial jail sentence. Timothy Joseph Dafoe, 41, entered guilty ...
Nov 24, 2025
'I felt something in my hand:' victim of disgraced Nanaimo massage therapist speaks out
Editor's note: The following story contains graphic details of sexual assault and may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is advised. NANAIMO - A few abnormalities aside; she had no reason to...
Nov 18, 2025
Woman accused of murdering husband in Nanaimo elects trial by jury
NANAIMO - A BC Supreme Court trial to be heard by a jury will commence, likely next year in Nanaimo. Desiree Dawn Mosher, 45, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 30-yea...
Nov 14, 2025
Missing Nanaimo man found dead alongside Island Hwy.
NANAIMO - An investigation is underway following the discovery of a missing man's body beside a busy portion of highway in Nanaimo. RCMP officers closed the southbound lanes of Hwy. 19A, between Turne...
Nov 13, 2025
Police investigation disrupts Hwy 19A traffic in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A vital vehicular link through Nanaimo is stalled to allow police to conduct a traffic-related investigation. Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said one southbound lane of Highway 19A (Old...
Nov 12, 2025