Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Top Stories of 2023: homicide investigations, pending trials & sentencing hearings
NANAIMO - While 2023 didn't see the level of homicides as last year, it was still a violent year in the Harbour City.With numerous unsolved murders from years past still under investigation locally, t...
Dec 16, 2023
Nanaimo RCMP seek indecent exposure suspect at VIU
NANAIMO - Local police are asking for help in identifying a man responsible for exposing himself in front of a woman at Nanaimo's Vancouver Island University campus.Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien...
Dec 12, 2023
Guilty plea entered for gruesome, fatal south Nanaimo stabbing
Editors note: this article contains details depictions of violence that may disturb some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A young man man took responsibility for a chilling fatal knife attack ...
Dec 12, 2023
Annual campaign sees several impaired drivers pulled off Nanaimo roads
NANAIMO - Impaired drivers are rolling the dice, particularly this time of year if they're behind the wheel under the influence. Police departments and BC Highway Patrol members launched Light Up the ...
Dec 08, 2023
Man wanted for multiple alleged offences throughout Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Police are hoping the public can help track down a man wanted on no less than 16 arrest warrants linked to alleged offences on Vancouver Island. An Island District RCMP news release states B...
Dec 08, 2023
Troubled man violently stabbed Nanaimo couple who previously cared for him
Editor's note. This article contains details of extreme violence and may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is advised. NANAIMO - A central Nanaimo couple who offered a place to their former...
Dec 07, 2023
Nanaimo man sentenced for disturbing sexual abuse, considered high risk to re-offend
Editor's note. This article contains details of sexual and physical violence and may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is advised. NANAIMO - Seemingly with few tools to manage his behaviour...
Dec 07, 2023
Man arrested for allegedly attacking Nanaimo homeowner with bat
NANAIMO - A man avoided serious injury after an attacker armed with an aluminum baseball bat tried to get into a south Nanaimo home. It happened on Friday, Dec. 1 at about 3 a.m., according to a Nanai...
Dec 01, 2023
Man jailed for rural Qualicum Beach armed robbery, co-accused remains at large
NANAIMO - Using a firearm during a robbery to confine a victim in a home north of Qualicum Beach resulted in a four-and-a-half-year jail sentence for one man. Spencer Lee Schaeffer, 38, recently plead...
Nov 30, 2023
Sword-carrying suspect exposes himself after being denied entry to Nanaimo gym
NANAIMO - Local police are looking for a suspect they say exposed his genitals to staff at a local gym after he was refused entry. Police say on Monday, Oct. 30 at around 7:00 p.m. the suspect tried t...
Nov 23, 2023