Crime & Courts

VIDEO: Vehicle ploughs into house in overnight MVI, narrowly misses sleeping girl

NANAIMO - A family has escaped disaster after a vehicle crashed into their home.RCMP and Nanaimo Fire Rescue were called to a home in the 2400 block of Highland Blvd., at the corner with Cosgrove Cres...

Nov 29, 2021

Inattentive driver sentenced for fatal rear-end crash in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Andrew Capadouca's wife kissed him and waved goodbye as he rode off on his motorcycle headed for lunch on a clear, warm afternoon in Nanaimo.Minutes later the 73-year-old retiree was pronoun...

Nov 29, 2021

Woman assaulted by unknown male jogger in Linley Valley

NANAIMO - Local police are investigating an assault on a north Nanaimo running trail involving a woman pushed to the ground and aggressively held by a male suspect.It happened on Tuesday, Nov 9 at 11:...

Nov 10, 2021

Nanaimo police seek more information on 'hate motivated' graffiti vandal

NANAIMO - Local police are repeating calls for help in confirming the identity of a graffiti vandal.Black paint was used to deface the pride crosswalk at the Commercial St. and Bastion St. intersectio...

Nov 05, 2021

Nanaimo teen sentenced for high profile Long Lake beating

NANAIMO - A youth captured on video beating up another teenager was sentenced to youth custody followed by a lengthy supervision orderThe boy, 16, who can't be named under the Youth Justice Act, was s...

Nov 04, 2021

Preliminary inquiry to begin for accused murderer

NANAIMO - A hearing this week in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo will determine if there is enough evidence against an accused murderer to proceed to trial.Steven Michael Bacon is charged with first degre...

Nov 01, 2021

Man jailed six years for abusing Nanaimo area sex trade workers

Editor's note: The following story contains graphic details of sexual violence against women and may not be appropriate for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - Violence inflicted by a man wi...

Oct 27, 2021

Crown appeals house arrest sentence to Parksville workplace scammer

NANAIMO - The highest court in B.C. will examine the fate of a disgraced Parksville woman who stole $70,000 from her former employer.The Crown appealed a B.C. Supreme Court judgment handed to Renee Pa...

Oct 25, 2021

New Nanaimo RCMP officers beginning to tackle complex murder, child pornography investigations

NANAIMO - Local Mounties now have additional resources to deal with their most difficult, labour intensive cases.A major case file specialist was hired several months ago to oversee the collection of ...

Oct 22, 2021

'There is so much hope and love:' Indigenous literacy program for Elders unveiled at VIU

NANAIMO - Disadvantaged Indigenous Elders from around the mid-Island are excited about the possibilities decades after being soured by their classroom experiences.Championed by Cowichan Tribes Elder L...

Oct 20, 2021