Crime & Courts

New mental health officer hitting Nanaimo streets

NANAIMO - A plain-clothed officer is working to alleviate the pressure of daily mental health calls. Cst. Joshua Waltman is now patrolling as the Nanaimo RCMP's newest mental health liaison officer. H...

Nov 19, 2020

Nanaimo RCMP secure third notable fentanyl bust in recent weeks

NANAIMO - Police say a notable amount of fentanyl is no longer on Nanaimo streets and tainting the drug supply.The Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team carried out a search warrant on a home in th...

Nov 17, 2020

Former Nanaimo construction worker jailed for 'deplorable' sex crimes, disturbing chat room behaviour

Note to readers: the following story includes graphic details, reader discretion is advisedNANAIMO - A man sent to jail on child porn charges also carried out a pattern of revolting behaviour in under...

Nov 10, 2020

Nanaimo mounties take down drug, cash carrying man who attempted to flee on a bike

NANAIMO - Local RCMP finally got their man after a prolonged and challenging overnight pursuit through downtown Nanaimo, taking a considerable amount cash and drugs off the streets.Officers patrolling...

Nov 09, 2020

Spider Lake man arrested after pointing a gun during a confrontation

NANAIMO - Oceanside RCMP arrested a Spider Lake man for escalating an argument by pointing a gun at someone. The incident happened on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at a job site on Lee Rd. in Parksville just afte...

Nov 06, 2020

Police seeking two people who hitchhiked away from Whiskey Creek triple murder scene

WHISKEY CREEK - Investigators believe a driver may have unknowingly helped two people flee the scene of a gruesome triple homicide in Whiskey Creek. RCMP Cpl. Chris Manseau said the ongoing investigat...

Nov 06, 2020

Police narrow suspect pool in viral hot coffee attack against Nanaimo McDonald's employee

NANAIMO - Police consider a high-profile attack against a Nanaimo fast food worker an "active and advancing investigation."Cst. Gary O'Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW several suspects emerged from the Oct. ...

Nov 05, 2020

BC Hydro customers in Nanaimo fall prey to 'brazen' scam

NANAIMO - Scammers have redoubled their efforts to prey on the innocent. A new scam is believed by Nanaimo RCMP to have victimized more than a dozen businesses and households to the tune of thousands ...

Nov 04, 2020

Three bodies found at gravel pit near Whiskey Creek

PARKSVILLE - Three people were found dead near a Whiskey Creek gravel pit on the weekend. Oceanside RCMP said the bodies were discovered around 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1 in the rural area west of Quali...

Nov 02, 2020

Police investigating flipped car near downtown Nanaimo, both occupants flee

NANAIMO - A single-vehicle wreck on Terminal Ave. left a car flipped on its roof and both people inside leaving the scene. It happened Wednesday 8:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the Pearson St. Br...

Oct 29, 2020