Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

NANAIMO - A longtime drug addict was handed six years in prison following a high-profile drug seizure in downtown Nanaimo. Terrance Guy Virus, 40, who pleaded guilty to four drug trafficking charges i...

NANAIMO - Arrest warrants are piling up for a man facing serious charges for alleged offences in Nanaimo and Gabriola Island.A Nanaimo judged issued arrest warrants for Heath Henry Handy, 50, on Tuesd...

NANAIMO - What originally looked like a routine traffic stop turned into a substantial bust by local Mounties.RCMP media liaison officer Cst. Gary O'Brien said an officer spotted a suspicious older mo...

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are investigating after a string of fires were apparently deliberately set inside public portable toilets throughout the city.Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were called out to four...

NANAIMO - A local man narrowly avoided jail for his collection of graphic, illegal media.Todd Anthony Bordal was handed a suspended sentence and two years probation following a Monday, Jan. 24 sentenc...

NANAIMO - Six people were arrested after shots were reportedly fired in a home early Monday morning.An extensive police response saw multiple cruisers and officers descend to a home in the 300 block o...

NANAIMO -First of its kind safety audits introduced last year are being repeated to include new areas of the city to gauge how safe people feel in their local neighbourhood. Christy Wood, the City's c...

NANAIMO - A tow truck driver is recovering after being struck by an alleged impaired driver on Hwy. 19 north of Nanaimo.RCMP said around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan.11, 2022, a driver from Mid Island To...

NANAIMO - Police say a man sustained minor injuries following an altercation with several other men at a Second St. home.It happened on Thursday, Jan. 6 around 6:50 p.m. at the home near Craig St. whe...

NANAIMO - Serious charges have been applied against a man following a confrontation with retail staff and Nanaimo RCMP.Bryan Imhoff, 31, was arrested and charged following a Dec 28, 2021 incident in w...