Crime & Courts

Oceanside RCMP recover 'staggering' $30,000 stolen property stash after local B&E's

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP have arrested two people and confiscated a substantial amount of stolen items following a recent investigation.Police caught up to a 47-year-old man and a 42-year-old femal...

Jun 22, 2020

Peddling heroin and fentanyl lands Nanaimo woman federal prison sentence

NANAIMO - A woman with a long criminal history was jailed for three years for a street level drug trafficking operation.Courtenay Serah Cross, 44, was convicted of possessing and trafficking more than...

Jun 20, 2020

Former Nanaimo prosecutor disbarred for ignoring relevant evidence in murder case

NANAIMO - A former Crown prosecutor based in Nanaimo is disbarred from practicing law for five years after failing to uphold his obligations while handling a homicide case.David Allen Kidd was punishe...

Jun 17, 2020

Liquor store 'armed robbery' sparks massive police response

NANAIMO - A cigarette lighter sparked a heavy police response in north Nanaimo late last week.Nanaimo RCMP said they were called to Piper's Lagoon Liquor Store around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 12 when...

Jun 17, 2020

Nanaimo RCMP finding more prohibited weapons on the street

NANAIMO - A wide variety of dangerous weapons are being found among those experiencing homelessness in Nanaimo. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said increasing patrols through the downtown core and parks, as p...

Jun 17, 2020

VIDEO: Black Lives Matter supporters march through downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Chants of "Black Lives Matter" filled downtown Nanaimo for the second event in two weeks protesting for change. More than 100 people carried signs high and chanted loudly during the peaceful...

Jun 13, 2020

Lawsuit filed by family of a B.C. man who died in a police confrontation

KAMLOOPS, , B.C. - A civil lawsuit has been filed in B.C. Supreme Court over the death of a man in Whistler, B.C., alleging four RCMP officers used excessive force when they tried to ta...

Jun 13, 2020

Nanaimo Hells Angels regain dilapidated club house after lengthy court battle

NANAIMO - The Hells Angels have won a lengthy criminal case and will have several clubhouses, including one in Nanaimo, returned to them. The Nanaimo clubhouse on Victoria Rd. was seized back in 2007 ...

Jun 12, 2020

New video shows RCMP tackling, punching Alberta chief during arrest

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - New video has emerged of the violent arrest of a prominent chief of a northern Alberta First Nation. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says the RCMP dash-camera vid...

Jun 12, 2020

Nanaimo RCMP cheered on by concerned neighbours during Milton St. bust

NANAIMO - RCMP officers had an audience when searching a drug house. The Nanaimo RCMP Street Crimes Unit moved in and searched a notorious house in the 500 block of Milton St. around 6:30 p.m. on Wedn...

Jun 11, 2020