Crime & Courts

Nanaimo sex offender abandons bid for eased court-ordered restrictions

NANAIMO - Facing opposition to have recently applied court orders against him eased, a well known convicted sex offender has dropped his application to vary his sentence. Christopher Robin Beaton brie...

Nov 21, 2022

Man gripped by crystal meth pleads guilty to several mid-Island frauds & stolen vehicles

NANAIMO - A man ravaged by drugs converted a Parksville hotel room into his personal forgery lab involving drivers licenses and social insurance cards.John Allen Heisler, 41, pleaded guilty to 11 char...

Nov 21, 2022

Manslaughter charges applied against two men in connection to fatal Maffeo Sutton Park stabbing

NANAIMO - A previously laid second-degree murder charge has been downgraded against one accused, while a second man now faces a manslaughter charge, following a fatal September attack on Nanaimo's wat...

Nov 14, 2022

Nanaimo man pleads guilty to reporting fake school shootings to 911, legally changes name after incident

NANAIMO - False 911 calls claiming shooting victims at NDSS and Fairview Elementary School resulted in a guilty plea.An upcoming trial was promptly cancelled for the offender, formally known as Aaron ...

Nov 07, 2022

Overnight Nicol St. shooting believed to be 'targeted, isolated incident'

NANAIMO - No injuries and no suspects have immediately been identified by police following a suspected targeted shooting in south Nanaimo.At least 12 bullet holes, now paired with police investigative...

Nov 03, 2022

Grandmother pleads for return of bag stolen from Departure Bay ferry terminal

NANAIMO - A computer case may not seem all that valuable, but to a Victoria woman it's the first thing she thought about when her luggage was stolen.Marian Paris, her grandchildren and other family me...

Oct 31, 2022

Revived opioid user fined after driving away from Nanaimo police, crashing into several vehicles

NANAIMO - He went from unresponsive behind the wheel of his van to re-entering the vehicle and fleeing from several RCMP officers. Todd Allan Hartridge, 33, pleaded guilty to impaired driving and flig...

Oct 28, 2022

VIDEO: RCMP, BCAA trying to curb driver 'aggression and impatience' when passing roadside emergency crews

NANAIMO - Slow down and move over whenever you see the flashing lights of any emergency vehicles on the side of the road.It's clear messaging which was being drilled in by Nanaimo RCMP and the BCAA du...

Oct 27, 2022

Four years behind bars for Nanaimo man convicted of setting his mother's apartment on fire

NANAIMO - A man who set his apartment unit on fire causing severe damage to the unit will remain in jail for the damaging crime.Andrew John Chant, 37, was found guilty of arson in connection with a da...

Oct 26, 2022

Gabriola Island man 'more than sorry' during sentencing for child porn possession

NANAIMO - A 75-year-old Gabriola Island man has avoided prison and been given a 22-month conditional sentence following a guilty plea for possession of child pornography.Charges stem from photos found...

Oct 24, 2022