Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Homeless person run over, pepper-sprayed in early evening attack
NANAIMO - Police are investigating a "disturbing" attack against a homeless person. A 45-year-old man pushing a shopping cart along Victoria Ave. in central Nanaimo around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July ...
Jul 11, 2021
New information in Lisa Marie Young's disappearance after several people come forward
NANAIMO - Rejuvenated efforts to solve a presumed homicide has resulted in new tips considered by police to be "credible and important" to their investigation. Lead investigator Cpl. Markus Muntener s...
Jun 26, 2021
Driver guilty of fatal Cedar crash fined, avoids driving prohibition
NANAIMO - A man convicted in a crash south of Nanaimo which killed a well known retired police officer is keeping his drivers license. Conrad Nikolaus Wetten, 25, was handed a $1,500 fine on Friday, J...
Jun 25, 2021
Parksville man jailed for terrorizing women with anonymous sexually explicit calls & texts
Editor's Note: The following story may not be suitable for all readers, discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A man was jailed after he unleashed a lengthy and damaging harassment campaign against several P...
Jun 24, 2021
Thief strikes numerous times across Vancouver Island in one-week crime spree
PARKSVILLE - Mounties are looking for man wanted for numerous incidents across the mid-island including theft of a vehicle. According to Oceanside RCMP, a Chevy Silverado pick-up truck was reported st...
Jun 20, 2021
Two men charged in Naramata homicides
NARAMATA, B.C. - RCMP have arrested one man, and have a warrant out for a second person, in the double murder of Kamloops brothers Carlos and Erick Fryer whose bodies were discovered in Naramata in Ma...
Jun 18, 2021
'We felt compelled to speak up:' Nanoose Bay dog owners demand tougher animal cruelty laws
NANAIMO - A Nanoose Bay couple hopes something positive results from the horrific abuse their dog suffered at the hands of a disturbed pet sitter.Jayson and Milagros Henkel are making their concerns k...
Jun 18, 2021
VIDEO: 'It's devastating:' vigil held for murdered Nanaimo outreach worker
NANAIMO - Dozens came out to show how they were touched and helped by a Nanaimo outreach worker who struggled many personal demons and was recently found murdered. Upwards of 50 people attended the ca...
Jun 16, 2021
Death of woman in Nanaimo's downtown now considered homicide
NANAIMO - Local Mounties have upgraded the status of their investigation into the discovery of a body in downtown Nanaimo.27-year-old Amy Watts was found in the city's downtown on Thursday, June 3 aro...
Jun 16, 2021
Suspicious fires in downtown Nanaimo keep emergency crews active
NANAIMO - A series of deliberately set and suspicious fires around Nanaimo has lead to a full investigation from Nanaimo RCMP and Fire Rescue. More than 20 suspicious fires were set, mostly around dow...
Jun 15, 2021