Crime & Courts

Nanaimo RCMP searching for accused violent offender

NANAIMO - A man accused of attempting to assault people with a baseball bat and threatening to kill them is wanted by local Mounties.Raymond Erling Ahlstrom, 59, is accused of threatening two people w...

Aug 11, 2023

Firearms charges stem from pair of unrelated incidents along Nanaimo's Cavan St.

NANAIMO - Multiple arrests and charges have been laid after a pair of firearms-related calls on a downtown Nanaimo street. Local RCMP officers were first called to the 100 block of Cavan St. on Monday...

Jul 27, 2023

Man sentenced for violent attack, attempted confinement in Lantzville

NANAIMO - A highly troubled addict lost his wallet, so he violently preyed on a vulnerable young woman unknown to him during a high profile random attack. A Tuesday, July 25 sentencing hearing in prov...

Jul 26, 2023

Nanaimo man sentenced for sharing explicit images of former partners

NANAIMO - A vindictive man used intimate images to retaliate against a pair of women, including his ex-wife. Rand Kirkorian, 41, was handed 18 months probation in the form of a suspended sentence afte...

Daryl Major Jul 25, 2023

Woman pleads guilty to Parksville highway crash resulting in husband's death

NANAIMO - A Chilliwack woman is taking responsibility for a late-night single-vehicle crash on the Inland Island Hwy. which claimed the life of her husband. Vanessa Caroline Gove, 37, pleaded guilty t...

Jul 19, 2023

'Many teenage boys are carrying it:' Nanaimo boy sentenced for bear spray attack

NANAIMO - A sentencing hearing shed light on a troubling trend of violence between groups of young people in the Harbour City.A youth linked to several such cases was assessed a one year Intensive Sup...

Jul 18, 2023

RCMP Highway Patrol officer injured by speeding motorcyclist

PARKSVILLE - Local Mounties are looking for a motorcycle rider who they say hit an officer with their bike during an attempted traffic stop.While on routine duty on Hwy. 1 south of Chemainus on Friday...

Jul 12, 2023

Man accused of lighting several bush fires along Nanaimo Parkway denied bail

NANAIMO - A provincial court judge ruled the risk is too great to release a man accused of igniting multiple fires in Nanaimo and breaking into a south-end home. Kevin Frank Macey-Girard was enraged a...

Jul 11, 2023

Quebec man charged for lighting multiple fires along Nanaimo Parkway

NANAIMO -A Quebec man who Nanaimo RCMP allege lit a series of fires along the Nanaimo Parkway has been charged. Kevin Frank Macey-Girard, 35, is accused of setting over a half-dozen small fires, which...

Jul 07, 2023

Popular phone scam targeting Qualicum Beach residents

QUALICUM BEACH - A well-known phone scam is making the rounds, using property tax time and reputation of a local government in an effort to deceive people.The Town of Qualicum Beach has reported sever...

Jul 07, 2023