Crime & Courts

RCMP investigating suspicious death after body found in bushes along Nanaimo Pwy.

NANAIMO - An investigation is underway to determine how a man ended up dead in the bushes beside the Nanaimo Parkway. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien in a release said the 58-year-old man was discovered around...

Apr 08, 2021

'This is torture:' Proposed law in Montana looms over Canadian on death row

RED DEER, Alta. - The fate of a Canadian man who has been on death row in Montana for 38 years could become more tenuous as the state gets closer to removing obstacles that prevent it from resuming ex...

Apr 05, 2021

Weapon goes off during mental health crisis in north Nanaimo home, 1 taken to hospital

NANAIMO - A mental health crisis inside a north Nanaimo home escalated to the point of a weapon going off and hitting someone inside. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien confirmed to NanaimoNewsNOW a weapo...

Apr 03, 2021

Machete wielding man in mental distress tased, taken into custody by Oceanside RCMP

PARKSVILLE - A police call of a suspicious man walking into a Parksville restaurant with a machete quickly escalated into the man attacking a police car. The incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. on Tues...

Mar 31, 2021

Nanoose Bay man convicted after daughter finds secret bathroom camera

NANAIMO - A woman knew something was wrong when she noticed a light shine from a bathroom cabinet toward her as she showered. A man in his late 50's who can't be named due to a sweeping publication ba...

Mar 31, 2021

Prolific criminal jailed for extensive crime spree

NANAIMO - A hardened prolific criminal was sentenced to one year in jail following a lengthy run of property crimes in Nanaimo, Alberta and the Lower Mainland area.Leon Edward Sprlak, 41, was jailed d...

Mar 29, 2021

Nanaimo neighbourhoods identified for new community safety audit program

NANAIMO - Police are taking a deeper look at six Nanaimo neighbourhoods. Community safety audits are set to begin in early April in neighbourhoods throughout the downtown and south Nanaimo areas: Brec...

Mar 27, 2021

Garage & rare items torched in south Nanaimo arson

NANAIMO - South Nanaimo homeowners awoke in the early morning to find their garage on fire and the suspect standing in their driveway. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the fire was set in the garag...

Mar 23, 2021

Person of interest identified in Woodgrove groping assault

NANAIMO - Police are looking for a person of interest in a despicable sexual assault. Nanaimo RCMP shared Woodgrove Centre's surveillance footage of a man believed to be Indigenous or Hispanic, betwee...

Mar 23, 2021

Nanaimo sex offender unsuccessfully argues to be kept out of jail

NANAIMO - A man who told a judge going to jail would negatively impact his life was sentenced to 10 months behind bars.Keith Minard Gates, 45, was convicted of one count of possessing child pornograph...

Mar 23, 2021