Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Nanaimo senior allegedly assaulted & robbed of several hundred dollars
NANAIMO - A local 71-year-old woman has come forward to police after saying she was pushed to the ground and robbed of cash in late March.Police say the incident occurred on March 22 around 5:30 p.m. ...
May 13, 2022
'It's far too severe:' Qualicum Beach couple disputes $11,400 COVID border fines
NANAIMO - Dealing with a mounting health concern and facing a potentially extended stopover in Washington State, a pair of retirees elected to accept whopping fines and proceed home.Charles Lee, 70, s...
May 12, 2022
Woman injured in machete attack in Nanaimo parking lot
NANAIMO - One person is in hospital, while another is in custody following an altercation leaving a woman with severe lacerations caused by a machete. It happened Tuesday, May 10 around 8 p.m. at Beba...
May 11, 2022
Man convicted of torching Nanaimo apartment after fight with his mother
NANAIMO - Days after allegedly assaulting and threatening to kill his mother, a Wakesiah Ave. apartment the two shared was destroyed in a deliberately set fire.Andrew John Chant, 37, was found guilty ...
May 10, 2022
Nanaimo Mountie found not guilty of assault causing bodily harm
NANAIMO - An excessive force allegation against a veteran Nanaimo RCMP officer has been tossed out.Tim Paul Mason, 39, was found not guilty of assault causing bodily harm during a Monday, May 9 decisi...
May 09, 2022
Kids arrested after throwing rocks onto passing Nanaimo Parkway vehicles
NANAIMO - Two boys were apprehended by passing drivers, then arrested by police after allegedly throwing rocks onto cars driving at high speeds.Several northbound vehicles were hit by rocks allegedly ...
May 09, 2022
Lantzville man disputes $2,300 COVID ticket for alleged unsanctioned gathering
NANAIMO - Stan Pottie is putting up a fight in hopes of flushing a pricey fine down the toilet. The Lantzvllle man was on trial in Nanaimo on Friday, May 6 for allegedly breaking COVID-19 health measu...
May 06, 2022
Bear spray used in Brooks Landing liquor store robbery
NANAIMO - Police are looking for three suspects following a liquor store robbery at Brooks Landing where bear spray was used.Police say on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, around 10:30 p.m., three suspects en...
May 03, 2022
Nanaimo RCMP ask for public's help in aggravated assault investigation
NANAIMO - Police hope the public can help piece together what led to an apparent serious assault on a motorcyclist in downtown Nanaimo. Nanaimo RCMP stated emergency responders were called to the site...
Apr 27, 2022
Nanaimo educator over legal alcohol limit while driving kids to extracurricular event
NANAIMO - An observant RCMP officer took an alleged impaired driver off the road who had several student passengers on board en-route to an extracurricular school event. The traffic stop occurred arou...
Apr 26, 2022