Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Two people hospitalized, one arrested after central Nanaimo crash
NANAIMO - A driver believed to be speeding and impaired has allegedly caused a multi-vehicle incident on East Wellington Rd. Emergency services were called to the East Wellington Rd. and Bowen Rd. int...
Jun 12, 2024
Parole application launched for man who murdered former girlfriend north of Qualicum Beach
NANAIMO - A judge is tasked with deciding if a man who pleaded guilty to first degree murder has a glimmer of hope at early parole privileges. A lawyer for Luciano Emillio Mariani, 46, introduced a ch...
Jun 11, 2024
Habitual offender sentenced for several crimes, including Nanaimo bear spray attack
PORT ALBERNI - A young man with a highly troubled past escaped further jail following a string of crimes in Nanaimo and Port Alberni. Already with 19 convictions as a young offender including multiple...
Jun 07, 2024
Nanaimo man jailed for fatal Port Place Shopping Centre stabbing
NANAIMO - A local man was handed a seven year jail sentence after a violent, senseless attack in the city's downtown early last year.Due to credit for time already served, Sean Carl John Patterson, 38...
Jun 05, 2024
Complainant's credibility attacked at Nanaimo sexual assault trial
Editors note: Kenneth Boychuk was found not guilty, of the charged detailed in this article, on Wednesday, June 20, 2024. Our report on the verdict is available here. This article contains graphic det...
May 31, 2024
'I told him to stop:' man on trial for alleged violent sexual assault in Nanaimo
Editors note: Kenneth Boychuk was found not guilty, of the charged detailed in this article, on Wednesday, June 20, 2024. Our report on the verdict is available here. This article contains graphic det...
May 29, 2024
'I killed him:' life in prison for Nanaimo's Ashley Baird for murdering cellmate in Alberta
NANAIMO - A local man will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for a decade after being sentenced for second-degree murder in an Alberta courtroom. Ashley Laird Bair...
May 28, 2024
New Nanaimo Correctional Centre opens its doors
NANAIMO - After more than two years of construction, the city's newly completed correctional centre has opened its doors. Construction on the new Nanaimo Correctional Centre (NCC) on Biggs Rd. on Bran...
May 22, 2024
Man who rammed Lantzville homeowner with stolen ATV avoids jail
NANAIMO - While significantly older and less mobile than the man busted rummaging on his property, an upper Lantzville resident took matters into his own hands. A high-risk takedown ensued a year and ...
May 14, 2024
Former Nanaimo teacher faces child porn charges
NANAIMO - A man who previously served as a substitute teacher in School District 68 has been charged with a pair of child porn offences. Darrell Christopher Gilkes is charged with possession and distr...
May 09, 2024