Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Supreme Court grants Alberta woman new trial in husband's shooting death
OTTAWA - An Alberta woman sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting her husband and setting her home on fire will get a new trial. Deborah Doonanco was found guilty in November 2016 of second-d...
Feb 18, 2020
Man sent to hospital after hit and run in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man was seriously hurt in an overnight hit and run during the long weekend. Nanaimo RCMP said a 56-year-old male pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the 600 block of Milton St. on Sunday, F...
Feb 18, 2020 A 56-year-old man was seriously wounded after he was hit by a vehicle on Milton St. Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2:30 a.m. The man is recovering in hospital, while police examine a suspect vehicle. (RCMP file photo)
Convicted murderer of wife in Nanaimo lobbies for early parole hearing
NANAIMO - A man serving a life sentence for brutally murdering his estranged wife as she walked on a dark north Nanaimo path is arguing he deserves a fast-tracked parole hearing.Kelvin Kingsbury Purdy...
Feb 14, 2020 Convicted murderer Kelvin Purdy appeared at a screening hearing in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo on Feb 11 and 12. A judge will now decide if Purdy's application, known as the faint hope clause, has merits for an accelerated parole hearing. (CHEK News)
Year-long investigation into dark web trafficking led to bust of north Nanaimo drug lab
NANAIMO - A drug lab raided by RCMP in a north Nanaimo home was processing the dangerous drug known as GHB. A release from the Federal Serious and Organized Crime division said the GHB lab on Hammond ...
Feb 13, 2020 A drug lab found in a north Nanaimo home was raided after an exhaustive year-long investigation. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Former Fort McMurray fire chief accused of harassment in earlier Calgary jobs
CALGARY - A former Alberta fire chief hailed by many as a hero for his role in battling the massive 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray has been accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate duri...
Feb 13, 2020
Nanaimo RCMP find 1 in 5 cars making life easier for thieves
NANAIMO - A recent Nanaimo RCMP event raising awareness about staying safe on the roads showed how vulnerable many people are to theft. Volunteers canvassed the parking lot at Woodgrove Shopping Centr...
Feb 13, 2020 The Nanaimo RCMP Community Policing Unit setup at Woodgrove Centre on Saturday Feb. 8 to highlight auto crime and pedestrian awareness. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Nanaimo man awaits sentence for massive child porn stash
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man has pleaded guilty to possessing thousands of graphic pictures and videos of children being sexually abused.William Herbert Kreibom, 63, entered a guilty plea in provincial cou...
Feb 12, 2020 63-year-old William Kreibom pleaded guilty to possessing child porn in Nanaimo over a one-year period. He's scheduled to be sentenced this spring. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Arrest warrants issued for alleged kidnapper
NANAIMO - Police are on the hunt and asking for the public's help finding a man well known to them. John Wilfred Miller John, 44, is wanted on at least eight warrants. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien told Nana...
Feb 06, 2020 John Wilfred Miller John is wanted on numerous warrants and has had previous run-ins with police. (submitted/Nanaimo RCMP)
Man accused of breaking into downtown Parksville businesses
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP arrested a man red-handed who's accused of breaking into a pair of downtown Parksville businesses. Mounties said a pair of commercial alarms went off on Morison Ave. and Ha...
Feb 05, 2020 Oceanside RCMP arrested 45-year-old David Frances Ovington on Jan. 31. Mounties allege he broke into a pair of downtown Parksville businesses and stole several items. (RCMP submitted)
Priceless tools stolen, sense of safety shattered at downtown Nanaimo barbershop
NANAIMO - A downtown Nanaimo barbershop was robbed twice in less than a week, leaving counters mostly bare of costly equipment. "It's such an invasion of privacy," That 50's Barbershop owner Dave Lawr...
Feb 05, 2020 That 50's Barbershop owner Dave Lawrence doesn't have the clippers and priceless scissors seen here after his store was robbed twice in two days. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)