Crime & Courts

Downtown Nanaimo traffic stop uncovers drugs, replica handgun & cash

NANAIMO - A gut feeling from a RCMP officer resulted in the discovery of weapons and drugs concealed in a person's underwear.Police pulled over a vehicle with a 46-year-old male behind the wheel drivi...

Dec 03, 2020

Parksville Beach Club employee helps police nab robbery suspect

PARKSVILLE - A fast-acting employee took a punch in the face, but managed to help police track down a man accused of robbery.Oceanside RCMP allege on Nov. 19 at about 11:15 p.m. an employee leaving wo...

Dec 01, 2020

Preparations in motion for trial of murdered Nanaimo teen Makayla Chang

NANAIMO - A timeline for a murder trial against the man accused of killing a Nanaimo teenager is expected to become more clear in the new year.Dates for a preliminary inquiry are expected to be establ...

Dec 01, 2020

VIDEO: Driver in fatal Gabriola Island crash pleads guilty

NANAMO - A man charged with dangerous driving causing death has changed his plea to guilty for hitting a popular Gabriola man, cancelling a BC Supreme Court trial.William Sydney Goosman originally ple...

Nov 30, 2020

Nanaimo RCMP catch driver going double posted speed limit on Nanaimo Parkway

NANAIMO - Local police officers continue to deal with excessive speed on Nanaimo highways, even as the days get shorter and the weather becomes worse.A driver travelling southbound on the Nanaimo Park...

Nov 27, 2020

Expensive excavator stolen from south Nanaimo lot

NANAIMO - A distinct excavator worth $40,000 was stolen from a machinery lot. Nanaimo RCMP said the 2012 Bobcat mini excavator was stolen from the rural Southside Hardscaping and Excavating lot in the...

Nov 25, 2020

Careless driver avoids jail for hitting and killing teen at north Nanaimo crosswalk

NANAIMO - An inattentive driver just beneath the threshold of impairment won't go to jail for hitting and killing a teenager at a marked crosswalk.Brandon Geoffrey Murdoch, 35, was instead handed a $2...

Nov 24, 2020

Alberta Appeal Court refuses to overturn one of killer's three murder convictions

CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has refused to throw out one of the convictions against a man who was found guilty of killing a father and his two-year-old daughter as well as a senior. Derek Sa...

Nov 24, 2020

Guilty verdict in alcohol-fuelled sexual assault in Nanaimo park

Editors note: this story contains graphic details which may not be suitable for some readersNANAIMO - A man awaits his punishment for taking advantage of a 17-year-old girl while she was passed out at...

Nov 23, 2020

Trial ends for accused Nanaimo murderer, decision pending from judge

NANAIMO - Final defence submissions wrapped up in the trial of a Nanaimo man accused of a gruesome beating death at a Nicol St. apartment.John Albert Buchanan's lawyer focused on three primary element...

Nov 20, 2020