Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Nanaimo man fit to face charges after Country Club truck rampage
NANAIMO - A mental health assessment has cleared 34-year-old Joshua Tyler Schaeffer to stand trial on charges related to a Jan. 6 incident at Country Club Centre.Schaeffer is accused of driving his tr...
Jan 22, 2020 Joshua Tyler Schaeffer is fit to stand trial following a mental health assessment. He faces multiple charges stemming from an evening rampage when he allegedly crashed his truck into multiple vehicles and buildings at Country Club Centre. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
VIDEO: Driver handed DUI after fiery car crash and explosion in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man won't be allowed behind the wheel of a car for 90-days after a fiery single-vehicle crash. Nanaimo Fire Rescue and RCMP arrived at the scene early Monday morning after two City workers...
Jan 20, 2020 Flames shoot high into the air after a series of explosions to a car involved in a single-vehicle crash on 10th St. in Nanaimo. One occupant was in the vehicle, which went off-road near Bruce Ave. on Monday, Jan. 20 at around 1:30 a.m. (Submitted photo).
Quarterway Liquor store robbery suspect arrested and charged
NANAIMO - Charges have been laid against a man who allegedly robbed a Nanaimo liquor store with a gun and threw a female clerk to the floor.Nanaimo RCMP report Chase Peter Goodale, 28, was arrested in...
Jan 20, 2020 Chase Peter Goodale, 28, was arrested and charged following a daytime robbery at the Quarterway Liquor Store on Bowen Road on Jan. 15. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It's a great tool:' Crime Stoppers Month showcases program's success in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A volunteer driven crime-fighting group in Nanaimo has been punching well above its weight class for a long time.January is recognized nationally and by the City of Nanaimo as Crime Stoppers...
Jan 19, 2020 RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien called the local crime stoppers program an "invaluable service" in the ongoing fight to maintain community safety. Nanaimo and District Crime Stoppers is volunteer run and completely independent from the Nanaimo RCMP. (NDCS)
Female clerk assaulted by armed man during day-time robbery attempt in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A liquor store clerk was faced with a gun and thrown to the floor during the attempted armed robbery.The brazen attempt happened on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 3:40 p.m. after a lone male suspect ...
Jan 16, 2020 A male suspect threatened a female clerk at the Quarterway Liquor Store with a gun, prior to throwing her to the ground. The assailant jumped into the passenger seat of a silver four-door Toyota Sedan, which police said took off northbound on Bowen Rd. The brazen crime happened Wednesday, Jan 15 at 3:40 p.m. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo RCMP investigating hit and run at Uplands gas station
NANAIMO - RCMP are seeking information related to a New Year's hit and run at a local gas station.On Jan. 3, a 53-year-old woman sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries as she exited her v...
Jan 15, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP are looking for information related to a hit and run at an Uplands Dr. gas station in early January. (Google Streetview)
Nanaimo RCMP arrest prolific drug offender on Canada-wide warrant
NANAIMO - Local RCMP have captured a prolific drug offender during a Wednesday night raid.Officers entered a Chestnut St. home near the Departure Bay ferry terminal and arrested 35-year-old Curtis Jes...
Jan 09, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP, along with the Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team raided a house near Departure Bay Ferry Terminal on Wednesday night, arrested a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. (File Photo)
John Barsby, Georgia Ave. schools placed under 'Hold and Secure' after weapons threat
NANAIMO - Tensions were high at John Barsby Secondary School as concerns surfaced of a man possibly armed with several weapons in the vicinity of the high school. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said police re...
Jan 09, 2020 John Barsby Secondary School, along with George Ave. Elementary were placed under hold and secure orders on Thursday, Jan. 9 after a threat was made (File Photo)
Judge rejects bid to outlaw Indigenous cleansing exercise in BC classrooms
NANAIMO - A lawsuit against an educational Indigenous cleansing demonstration in classrooms across the province has been shot down by a B.C. Supreme Court Judge.Justice Douglas Thompson ruled the prac...
Jan 08, 2020 A B.C. Supreme Court Judge rejected a woman's lawsuit which attempted to ban the Indigenous cultural practice known as smudging in schools around the province. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Man faces multiple charges after truck rams vehicles, buildings at Country Club Centre
NANAIMO - The man accused of causing thousands of dollars of damage to Country Club Centre and three vehicles has a long criminal history.Crown prosecutors in Nanaimo charged Joshua Tyler Schaeffer, 3...
Jan 08, 2020 Josh Schaeffer has been charged with dangerous driving and mischief stemming from an incident at Country Club Centre on Monday, Jan. 6. (Facebook)