Crime & Courts

Legal action launched against District of Lanzville over large suburban development

NANAIMO - Lantzville councillors are accused of intimidating residents during a public hearing about a substantial suburban development. A petition to the BC Supreme Court by the Lantzville Community ...

Mar 17, 2021

Couple flee Hwy. 19 rollover north of Qualicum, stolen gun seized

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP are seeking the public's help in identifying two people inside a stolen vehicle involved in a weekend crash.Police were called to the scene, north of Qualicum Beach on Hwy....

Mar 16, 2021

Witnesses apprehend, disarm assault suspect in south Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Several bystanders were instrumental in helping local RCMP wrap a chaotic scene in the city's Harewood neighbourhood.Nanaimo RCMP responded to reports of an assault with a weapon around 5 p....

Mar 15, 2021

VIDEO: Training of local Police Dog Service on display in Nanaimo neighbourhood

NANAIMO - When the local Police Dog Service unit is called into action what follows requires countless hours of training and preparation.The unit regularly attends a wide variety of calls ranging from...

Mar 13, 2021

New process in place to ease police burden and help service providers

NANAIMO - A new method of handling mental health calls will hopefully get help to those who need it most. The system known as a situation table is being implemented in Nanaimo, the province announced ...

Mar 12, 2021

40 litres of GHB, 1/2 ounce of fentanyl seized in Nanaimo drug bust

NANAIMO - Officers have removed what they called a "significant" amount of drugs off Nanaimo streets. A 54-year-old man, well-known to police, was arrested on March 3 after allegedly doing a drug deal...

Mar 12, 2021

Tire flies off car after lug nuts tampered with

NANAIMO - Drivers are urged to check the lug nuts of their tires before driving. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said there are two reported incidents of lug nuts being loosened at cars parked in the S...

Mar 12, 2021

'Vast majority' of officers committed to bias-free policing: Alberta police chief

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA - The chief of the Lethbridge Police Service says it will co-operate fully with a probe into officers who allegedly made unauthorized checks on a provincial cabinet ministe...

Mar 10, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta Appeal Court orders 3rd trial for parents in toddler's death

CALGARY - Alberta's top court has ordered a third trial for a couple originally convicted then found not guilty in the death of their ill son. The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted a request by the ...

Mar 08, 2021

House arrest for Bowser man busted with child porn videos

NANAIMO - A man caught red-handed with a large child porn collection was given a nine month non-custodial sentence and two years probation.Kyle Patrick McGuire, 31, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 3...

Mar 05, 2021