Crime & Courts

'He didn't care:' court hears deplorable actions by impaired driver in fatal Parksville hit and run

NANAIMO - A severely intoxicated driver instantly killed a pedestrian in a Parksville hit and run before he and others deliberately misled Oceanside RCMP throughout their investigation.A sentencing he...

Aug 12, 2021

Joke bomb threat at north Nanaimo business 'beyond comprehension' for local RCMP

NANAIMO - A bomb threat at a north Nanaimo business turned out to be a bad joke and the result of a workplace dispute.Multiple RCMP officers, including a Police Service Dog unit, were called to Pomme ...

Aug 12, 2021

Repeat Nanaimo fentanyl trafficker serving back-to-back jail sentences

NANAIMO - A drug trafficker caught red-handed by Nanaimo RCMP was sentenced to an additional three and a half years in jail, less than three months after he was put away for separate local drug offenc...

Aug 05, 2021

More than $300K awarded in damages after campaign of hate against Port Alberni shelter space

PORT ALBERNI - Staff at Port Alberni's homeless shelter were awarded more than $300,000 in damages after accusations they manufactured the homelessness and opioid crises for profit and covered up deat...

Jul 30, 2021

Undercover operation by Oceanside RCMP sends fentanyl trafficker to jail

NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man was handed an 18 month jail sentence for possessing and selling fentanyl on multiple occasions. Peter Reiner Niederhumer, 52, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 28 after pleading...

Jul 29, 2021

Banned Gabriola Island commercial fisherman taken to B.C.'s highest court

GABRIOLA ISLAND - A lengthy history of fishing act violations and court breaches has taken an embattled Gabriola Island commercial fisherman to the top court in B.C. A notice of civil claim against Sc...

Jul 26, 2021

Summer CounterAttack campaign ramps up amid peak tourist season

NANAIMO - Local police are set to be out in full force on area roads through the rest of the summer months, targeting impaired drivers.The annual summer CounterAttack campaign began at the end of June...

Jul 23, 2021

Well known Nanaimo community advocate faces child luring charges

Editor's Note: NanaimoNewsNOW has updated this story to add a statement published Thursday, July 22 from the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre.NANAIMO - The former executive director of the Nanaimo Aboriginal...

Jul 21, 2021

Person hospitalized after serious police dog bite injury on Quadra Island

QUADRA ISLAND - An incident drawing a substantial police response to Quadra Island is being reviewed by the Independent Investigations Office.According to the IIO, police responded to reports of a per...

Jul 19, 2021

Nanaimo man sentenced after child porn bust reveals hundreds of victims

Editor's Note: The following story contains details of documented abuse of children and is not suitable for all readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A large child porn bust linked to a Nanaimo man...

Jul 16, 2021