Crime & Courts

Nova Scotia mass killer should be subjected to psychological autopsy: experts

HALIFAX - As the RCMP investigate the case of the Nova Scotia gunman who killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage last month, a key question remains unanswered: Why? The Mounties have said littl...

May 06, 2020

2nd teen arrested in serious gas station fire, pair now charged with arson

NANAIMO - Police have now charged both 16-year-old suspects in the serious Circle K convenience store fire. Nanaimo RCMP said the second teen alleged to be involved was located in Ladysmith on Monday,...

May 05, 2020 Firefighters descended on the Circle K convenience store after a flare gun went off inside the store. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Backpack of drug paraphernalia found at downtown Nanaimo car crash

NANAIMO - Police say a motorist wanted no part of being pulled over, instead crashing minutes later into a Front St railing.The crash happened on Thursday, April 30 just before 4 p.m. Cst. Gary O'Brie...

Alex Rawnsley May 01, 2020 A Pontiac Sunfire barreled across the oncoming lane and hit the railing which protects the Indigenous canoe display at Georgia Park on Front St. (Erik Burkitt)

Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of 'military-style' guns

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is banning a range of assault-style guns, with an order that takes effect immediately.The cabinet order he describes doesn't forbid o...

May 01, 2020

Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of 'military-style' guns

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is banning a range of assault-style guns, with an order that takes effect immediately.The cabinet order he describes doesn't forbid o...

May 01, 2020

Feds to ban gun used in Montreal massacre, other assault-style rifles

OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to ban a variety of assault-style rifles, including the type used in the 1989 Montreal Massacre. During the fall election campaign, the Liberals said gun...

Apr 30, 2020

Nanaimo man arrested following attempted robbery & stabbing attack

NANAIMO - A man who is well-known to police now faces multiple charges after allegedly stabbing and attempting to rob a woman early Wednesday morning.Police responded to a house on Glenayr Dr. around ...

Apr 30, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP responded to an attempted robbery and stabbing in the early hours of Wednesday, April 29 along Glenair Dr. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)

$150,000 in crime prevention money awarded to Nanaimo non-profits

NANAIMO - Many local organizations and the valuable services they offer will continue, thanks to funding from an unlikely source. Five Nanaimo organizations are splitting nearly $150,000 from the prov...

Apr 28, 2020 Crime doesn't pay for criminals but it is helping many local organizations. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Quick-thinking home owner sends thieves running from Cedar property

NANAIMO - An alert home owner likely thwarted a break and enter on their Cedar property. He alerted Nanaimo RCMP around 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 26 after noticing the lock on his barn was broken. Mome...

Apr 27, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP attended an attempted break and enter in Cedar on Sunday, April 27 where an alert homeowner sent three thieves running. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Repeat offender charged for alleged Nanaimo crime spree

NANAIMO - A prolific offender remains in custody following several alleged property crimes and weapons offences in Nanaimo.Spencer Lee Schaeffer was arrested and charged with nine counts for the alleg...

Apr 27, 2020 Spencer Lee Schaeffer remains in custody at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre in Victoria for a series of alleged crimes in Nanaimo on Friday, April 17. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)