Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Excessive speeding tickets handed out skyrocket in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local tow truck operators are busy hauling away vehicles for going far too fast.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said 27 excessive speeding tickets were issued in June, representing a 400 per ...
Jul 10, 2020
Campbell River Mountie punished for historical sex assault against Nanaimo RCMP officer
NANAIMO - A Campbell River Mountie faced stiff punishment for sexually assaulting a fellow male officer who's now based in Nanaimo. A decision from the RCMP's conduct board released in late January do...
Jul 10, 2020
Two Oceanside RCMP Mounties cleared after investigation into fatal arrest of suspect
QUALICUM BEACH - Charges won't be forwarded to Crown Counsel against two Oceanside RCMP officers who shot and killed a man during an arrest. The report from the Independent Investigations Office relea...
Jul 06, 2020
4 arrested, south Nanaimo drug house shut down after police raid
NANAIMO - It wasn't a happy Canada Day for four people arrested after RCMP raided an alleged south end drug house.Nanaimo RCMP searched the Woodhouse St. home in the early morning hours of July 1, sei...
Jul 06, 2020
Man accused in Rideau Hall crash had rifle, shotguns, high-capacity magazine: RCMP
OTTAWA - Police say the man charged with ramming a truck through a gate at Rideau Hall last week was armed with two shotguns, a rifle and a revolver, and threatened Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Newly...
Jul 06, 2020
Break-and-enter suspect found by Oceanside K9 unit after late night spree
PARKSVILLE - An alleged burglar was caught just after the act by Oceanside RCMP. A release from the detachment said the 24-year-old Qualicum Beach man was arrested in the backyard of a house after all...
Jul 03, 2020
Annual Lisa Young march draws energized crowd to downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A cold case of a missing Nanaimo woman yearning for answers led to a hopeful march through the city's downtown.Lisa Marie Young vanished in the early morning hours of June, 30, 2002 after a ...
Jun 28, 2020
Boaters help nab Nanaimo suspect who tried to swim from police
NANAIMO - A wanted offender was 'hooked' into police custody with the help of several boaters.It happened Monday, June 22 at 2 p.m. when police said the 25-year-old suspect blatantly used street drugs...
Jun 24, 2020
Possible dog poisonings in Parksville under police investigation
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP say they're investigating several incidents in recent weeks of dogs being poisoned in Parksville. RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman told NanaimoNewsNOW police responded to a potentia...
Jun 24, 2020
'The toll on our members is excruciating:' Nanaimo's top cop speaks out
NANAIMO - Despite the body armour they wear, Nanaimo RCMP officers aren't invulnerable Nanaimo RCMP Supt. Cameron Miller spoke to Nanaimo city councillors on Monday, June 22, called forward to answer ...
Jun 24, 2020