Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Criminal investigation leads RCMP officers to considerable south Nanaimo drug bust
NANAIMO - A tip from a separate investigation led to a sizeable seizure of drugs.A search warrant used by local Mounties at a south Nanaimo home on Oct. 18 revealed information indicating another home...
Oct 26, 2023
'If things don't change:' rumoured London Drugs Nanaimo closure not true, but rampant crime not helping
NANAIMO - Rising rates of theft, vandalism and violence at local stores is putting additional stress on an already fragile retail market.Rumours regarding the pending closure of at least one London Dr...
Oct 26, 2023
Jeweler enraged following third break-in this year, leaving large hole in his store & wallet
QUALICUM BEACH - It's another major headache for a mid-Island business owner, who's cleaning up after thieves broke through several walls to steal items from a Qualicum Beach jeweler. Jeff Ross receiv...
Oct 25, 2023 The owner of Gold Silver Guy in Qualicum Beach is dealing with another break-in at one of his businesses where thieves gained entry by smashing through the exterior concrete wall. (Jeff Ross/submitted)
Stage set for murder trial for Nanaimo woman accused of killing ex-boyfriend
NANAIMO - Final details between the Crown and defence have been ironed out in advance of an expected lengthy murder trial in Nanaimo next year. Paris Jayanne Laroche, 27, is charged with first degree ...
Oct 24, 2023
Nanaimo RCMP on lookout for violent offender
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are hoping the public can help find an offender considered violent and actively evading arrest. An arrest warrant against Chase Peter Jack Goodale, 30, was issued last week st...
Oct 20, 2023
Woman sentenced for online rental scam in Parksville, police preach 'buyer beware'
NANAIMO - A vulnerable family lost nearly $1,000 and badly needed housing during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Parksville in an all too common breach of trust offence.Lindsay Eli...
Oct 20, 2023
Arson charge laid in connection to Walmart fire in north Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Police in Victoria have partnered with local Mounties to arrest and charge a man with several crimes, including a high profile arson in Nanaimo.Edwin Vikash Singh, 42, was arrested on the so...
Oct 19, 2023
New information results in homicide investigation into Nanaimo woman's death
NANAIMO - The death of a local woman in early March has been upgraded to a homicide.Wendy Head, 52, died in a home in the 2300 block of Autumnwood Dr., near Labieux Rd., on March 7. It was initially d...
Oct 18, 2023
Man fined and banned from hunting after illegal killing of Roosevelt Elk near Chemainus
NANAIMO - The illegal capture and harvesting of a large elk proved costly for a Vancouver Island man. Kyle Emrys Watson-Harley was fined $5,100 and banned from hunting for two years following a senten...
Oct 18, 2023
Man pleads guilty to fatal Chase River impaired driving wreck, awaits jail sentence
NANAIMO - A local man will learn in the coming weeks how long he'll spend behind bars for causing a fatal crash in Chase River.Colin Joseph Harold Hewitt, 51, pleaded guilty in provincial court in Nan...
Oct 13, 2023