Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Drunk driver sentenced to 30 months in prison, driving prohibition for fatal Boxwood Rd. crash
NANAIMO - The man drunk behind the wheel of a sports car who crashed in 2018 and killed a father will spend two-and-a-half years in a federal prison.Travis Eric Fox, 28, was sentenced Wednesday aftern...
Feb 05, 2020 28-year-old Travis Eric Fox during a break in his sentencing hearing in Nanaimo on Wednesday, Feb 5. His guilty plea to dangerous driving and impaired driving charges led to a two-and-a-half year prison sentence. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It's a pretty big size:' RCMP dismantle drug lab from north Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - A drug bust described as "significant" by the RCMP's Federal Serious and Organized Crime division is ongoing at a home in Nanaimo's north end.The agency's Sgt. Warren Krahenbil told NanaimoN...
Feb 04, 2020 The RCMP's federal serious and organized crime division used a search warrant to enter a Nanaimo home on Hammond Bay Rd. on Tuesday, Feb 4. The agency's Sgt. Warren Kahenbil said a substantial drug processing facility had been located. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Man accused of assaulting mid-island sex trade workers headed to trial
NANAIMO - The lawyer for a Port Alberni man who allegedly assaulted female sex trade workers pleaded not guilty to all charges on behalf of his client.Stephen Bradley Ewing, 40, faces six charges invo...
Feb 02, 2020 Stephen Bradley Ewing has pleaded not guilty via his lawyer to six charges related to alleged sex offences against female sex trade workers on the mid island. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Two Nanaimo men charged with human trafficking in Saskatchewan
NANAIMO - Two Nanaimo men were arrested and charged in Saskatchewan for allegedly trafficking two young women. RCMP in Swift Current, Sask. said twins Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi and Seyed Kamran Mirali...
Jan 30, 2020 Two 19-year-olds from Nanaimo were arrested and charged in Saskatchewan for alleged human trafficking. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Stolen vehicle hits police cruiser in south Nanaimo, 3 suspects arrested
NANAIMO - Three men were arrested after their allegedly stolen car ended up in a south Nanaimo ditch while being tracked by police.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the suspect vehicle hit a police cruiser ...
Jan 29, 2020 Three men were arrested after police followed their car in south Nanaimo Wednesday, Jan 29. Police said the suspect vehicle was forced into a ditch after ramming a police cruiser. (Shauna McAllister)
Nanaimo police seek suspect after store employee assaulted
NANAIMO - Police are looking for a suspect accused of assaulting a north Nanaimo store employee and threatening to stab him.Nanaimo RCMP said the employee confronted the suspect for allegedly stealing...
Jan 29, 2020 The man in the jacket is accused of assaulting a store employee. (submitted/Nanaimo RCMP)
Nanaimo construction worker pleads guilty to child porn offences
NANAIMO - A man who pleaded guilty to a pair of child porn charges now awaits his sentence.Dallas Clark Renney, 45, pleaded guilty Monday, Jan 27 to possessing and distributing child pornography in Na...
Jan 27, 2020 45-year-old Dallas Renney pleaded guilty to a pair of child porn charges in provincial court in Nanaimo on Monday, Jan 27. He will be sentenced at a future date. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
BMO silent after $25,000 fraud at Nanaimo bank
NANAIMO - RCMP are trying to help solve a significant case of fraud at Nanaimo bank, while Bank of Montreal refuses to shed light on the situation.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said a man illegally acquired ...
Jan 23, 2020 Surveillance footage from the BMO branch at Dickinsons Crossing of a man who police say defrauded $25,000 from an unsuspecting bank customer. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Police praise security system at Parksville business for catching criminal in the act
PARKSVILLE - A prolific criminal was no match for an advanced security surveillance system at a Parksville industrial business. Hudson David Klassen, 27, was charged with break and enter for allegedly...
Jan 22, 2020 Chronic offender Hudson David Klassen, 27, is in more legal hot water for an alleged break-in at a Parksville business. Police say the company's high quality security system helped track the offender down. (Facebook)
Car impounded, drug charges pending after driver caught over double highway speed limit
NANOOSE BAY - A driver with an extensive poor driving history is due to face several charges after a weekend traffic stop in Nanoose.Central Vancouver Island Traffic Services caught a Port Alberni man...
Jan 22, 2020 A driver has had his car impounded and faces drug charges after RCMP caught him speeding at 130 kilometres per hour in a 60 kilometre per hour zone along Highway 19 on Sunday, Jan. 19. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)