Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Island fentanyl dealer gets federal prison sentence from Nanaimo judge
NANAIMO - A Campbell River man with a lengthy criminal past received a federal prison sentence for dealing high-potency fentanyl and other hard drugs.David Anthony Lucas, 34, was sentenced recently vi...
May 28, 2020
100-pound gargoyle stolen from Nicol St. home
NANAIMO - A stone gargoyle at a Nicol St. home didn't live up the legend they help ward off bad spirits. The 100-pound gargoyle with a 2.5 foot wingspan was stolen sometime overnight on Wednesday, May...
May 27, 2020
Nanaimo RCMP looking to identify a man linked to ongoing investigation
NANAIMO - Local mounties are hoping the public can find the missing pieces to an investigative puzzle.RCMP said they're looking for a man related to an ongoing investigation stemming from an incident ...
May 20, 2020
Comments about off-leash dog sparks fight between Nanaimo seniors
NANAIMO - A picturesque morning walk for a 74-year-old turned violent after he made a comment about an off-leash dog. Nanaimo RCMP said the senior was walking his leashed dog on a trail near Glen Oaks...
May 15, 2020
Canada-wide arrest warrant issued for Nanaimo man
NANAIMO - Police in Nanaimo are appealing to the public for help in locating a man wanted on a Canada- wide arrest warrant for parole violations.Peter Ludvigson, 45, was supposed to be living at a fam...
May 14, 2020
Parksville man sentenced for defrauding same investors twice, more than 10 years apart
PARKSVILLE - A fraudster had the audacity to first take advantage of investors and then return to the same victims more than a decade later with yet another scam.Shockingly, it worked. James Warring M...
May 14, 2020
Police bust unlicensed rope-connected motorcycle riders on Hwy. 4
PARKSVILLE - A highly unusual traffic call won't be forgotten by the arresting officer. Two motorcycles tied together with rope while travelling through Coombs on Hwy. 4 the night of Tuesday, May 5 ca...
May 14, 2020
Downtown Nanaimo community policing office to close despite objections from neighbourhood businesses
NANAIMO - A decision has finally been made about the Community Policing and Services Office in downtown Nanaimo. Councillors unanimously voted in favour of closing the office on Victoria Cres. during ...
May 09, 2020
Details sketchy about serious stabbing somewhere between Cedar Rd. and downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Police are investigating a stabbing with limited details. The incident allegedly occurred on Monday, April 27 sometime between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on a stretch of road between Cedar Rd. and do...
May 08, 2020
'There are those out there who just don't seem to care:' hospice van damaged during attempted theft
NANAIMO - A vehicle which is vital to the success and operation of Nanaimo Community Hospice was damaged recently in an attempted theft.Damage was discovered on Tuesday, May 5 when a staff member who ...
May 07, 2020 The cargo van belonging to Nanaimo Community Hospice was broken into and the ignition damaged sometime before Tuesday, May 5. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)