Crime & Courts

Mountie & suspect injured during incident at RCMP parking lot in Duncan

DUNCAN - A suspect driver was shot after allegedly ramming his vehicle into a North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP vehicle.An officer was doing a police vehicle check at the time when they were hit on Friday, M...

May 12, 2023

Podcaster shines light on dark Whiskey Creek triple homicide

NANAIMO - The day after Halloween in 2020 two men and a woman were found dead and another man seriously wounded at a rural Whiskey Creek property.Since then very little has been publicly disclosed abo...

May 09, 2023

Fatal Maffeo Sutton Park stabbing case proceeds to Supreme Court trial

NANAIMO - An apparent random late night fatal stabbing on Nanaimo's waterfront last Labour Day weekend will be heard in a future BC Supreme Court trial. The accused, Mark Jayden Harrison and Aiden Mat...

Daryl Major May 09, 2023

Impaired driver on Gabriola Island sentenced for hitting teen left with life-altering brain injury

NANAIMO - Life hasn't been the same for a young Nanaimo man since he was hit and thrown into a ditch by an impaired driver on Gabriola Island.Josh Marsh was walking home from work during a clear eveni...

May 08, 2023

2-year-old reportedly assaulted in Parksville, RCMP seek witnesses

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP hope public tips advance an investigation into a disturbing report of a young child being assaulted in Parksville.Oceanside RCMP Sgt. Shane Worth says on Wednesday, May 3 a...

May 05, 2023

Nanaimo man convicted of assaulting woman in townhouse, jury hung on 2 more charges

Editor's Note: This story contains details which may be disturbing for some readers. Discretion is advised. NANAIMO - Jurors working overtime couldn't reach a unanimous decision in the case of a man a...

May 04, 2023

'What's the answer?:' public safety rally continues calls for change

NANAIMO - Mid Island residents gathered once again to rally in support of improving public safety. About 175 people descended on Diana Krall Plaza in Nanaimo on Thursday, April 27 at noon, another in ...

Apr 27, 2023

Teen accused of pointing fake gun at passing vehicles in Nanaimo

NANAIMO- A significant police presence converged on Departure Bay Rd. following reports somebody was pointing a gun at numerous passing vehicles. Calls to police flooded in on Thursday, April 27 at ab...

Apr 27, 2023

Police arrest alleged impaired, careless motorist of driver-assisted car near Qualicum Beach

QUALICUM BEACH - BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) officers pulled over a reclined driver who apparently had no idea where he was.In response to a report of an erratic driver, BCHP officers intercepted a north...

Apr 26, 2023

Routine traffic stop leads to seizure of drugs, weapons and cash

NANAIMO - An astute Mountie's knowledge of the local drug trade led to a significant seizure.An officer on routine patrol noticed a white Toyota Tacoma with no front plate on Tuesday, April 18 at arou...

Apr 24, 2023