Crime & Courts

Warrant issued for man accused of stabbing at Parksville homeless camp

PARKSVILLE - No-showing for a court appearance led to an arrest warrant for a Parksville man with a lengthy and troubling criminal history.Hudson David Klassen failed to show up for his scheduled Tues...

Oct 28, 2020

Guns, drugs and cash found in busts throughout Nanaimo and southern Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - Numerous targeted searches and street stops netted a significant amount of illicit goods. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit's gang team worked with Nanaimo RCMP and other detachme...

Oct 28, 2020

Nanaimo RCMP looking for missing driver following Harewood pursuit

NANAIMO - Mounties are hoping a man who led police on a chase Friday afternoon and then fled on foot will turn himself in. According to the RCMP, officers witnessed a possible drug transaction in Hare...

Oct 24, 2020

Man wanted for Nanoose Bay crime wave, including brazen residential break-in

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP are looking for a man believed to be responsible for several late night crimes in Nanoose Bay, including a daring residential break-in and truck theft.An Oceanside RCMP new...

Oct 22, 2020

Suspect identified in substantial north Nanaimo storage lockers heist

NANAIMO - A man wanted by two Vancouver Island police departments is also a suspect in a significant break-in of storage lockers in Nanaimo.Michael Arthor Leighton, 32, is a suspect in Sept. 27, 2020 ...

Oct 20, 2020

VIDEO: Trial begins for man accused of murder at south Nanaimo apartment

NANAIMO - Crown prosecutors believe surveillance video will help connect the dots in the murder of a Nanaimo man at a Nicol St. apartment unit.Crown prosecutor Leanne Mascolo opened the BC Supreme Cou...

Oct 19, 2020

Steven Bacon pleads not guilty for accused murder of Nanaimo teen Makayla Chang

NANAIMO - The man accused of killing a Nanaimo teenager will go to trial.Bacon entered a not guilty plea at provincial court in Nanaimo on Monday, Oct. 19. It was his second appearance in a Nanaimo co...

Oct 19, 2020

Two men arrested, charged in connection with fatal hit and run in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP have made a pair of arrests in connection to the death of a local man in August in an apparent hit and run.Ryan John Grob, 35, is accused of hitting and killing a man while...

Oct 19, 2020

Lantzville councillor sues local man for allegedly sharing private Facebook messages taken from old cell phone

LANTZVILLE - A Lantzville politician is taking legal action against a resident for allegedly using her donated cell phone to distribute large amounts of private emails and Facebook messages.District o...

Oct 16, 2020

VIDEO: Angry customer throws hot coffee at McDonald's drive-thru worker

NANAIMO - Police are looking for an irate McDonald's customer who hurled hot coffee at an employee at the fast food's Terminal Park location. The incident captured on dash cam video happened mid day o...

Oct 15, 2020