Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
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
'Drug addiction can attack anyone:' once successful near 60-year-old tries to reverse criminal lifestyle
NANAIMO - An unusual path to a flurry of crimes serves as a warning of the power of drug addiction. While most offenders typically accumulate criminal convictions prior to middle age, the opposite is ...
Nov 12, 2025
Nanaimo parents seek justice as woman charged with severely injuring young son likely fled country
NANAIMO - Parents of an eight-year-old Nanaimo boy seriously injured outside his own school want justice, but the person charged in the incident has apparently left the country.On Dec. 17, 2024, the t...
Nov 06, 2025
Nanaimo man reoffends two weeks after release for child sexual abuse possession bust
Editors note: This article mentions sexual violence against young children, which may not be appropriate for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - Newly freed after possessing child sexual abu...
Nov 05, 2025
'You could have killed him:' man jailed for vicious Nanaimo bat attack
NANAIMO - Facts behind a perplexing daytime beating on a busy Nanaimo street over two years ago have been revealed. Kenneth (Kenny) Robert Curry, 20, was issued a two-year jail sentence in a provincia...
Oct 30, 2025
Warrant issued for man accused of placing small camera in Nanaimo pool changing room
NANAIMO - Authorities are on the lookout for a man charged with a high-profile crime. An arrest warrant was issued for Christopher Lee Hagen-McInnes after he failed to show up for a scheduled Tuesday,...
Oct 29, 2025
Man jailed for sexually assaulting unconscious teen at Qualicum resort
Editor's note: This story contains graphic details of sexual assault. Reader discretion is strongly advised. QUALICUM BEACH - An Oceanside man was issued a federal prison sentence for sexually assault...
Oct 28, 2025
Drugs hidden in tennis ball thrown into Nanaimo prison yard
NANAIMO - An unsophisticated drug drop bounced back in the face of a Nanaimo man. Ryan Edward Powell, 32, received a time-served six-month jail sentence in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo after pleading g...
Oct 24, 2025
VIDEO: 'His speed was really, really high:' Oceanside RCMP criticized for lights and sirens crash
QUALICUM BEACH - A local resident says an Oceanside RCMP officer needs to be held accountable for putting the public's safety at risk while responding to an evolving situation in Bowser. Late in the a...
Oct 24, 2025