Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Criminal doesn't get far after stealing truck from south Nanaimo Kal-Tire
NANAIMO - A man breaking into a south Nanaimo Kal-Tire had a 50/50 chance of stealing a car which actually worked. He chose wrong. Staff at the Kal-Tire on Old Victoria Rd. told NanaimoNewsNOW their s...
Jan 04, 2020 A person threw a rock through the window of the Kal-Tire on Old Victoria Rd. and drove off with a truck he would later regret. (Google Earth)
Person of interest in Makayla Chang murder in custody for unrelated incident
NANAIMO - A man considered by police to be a person of interest in the shocking homicide of Makayla Chang has been arrested for a charge unrelated to the Nanaimo teen's death.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'...
Jan 03, 2020 Steven Bacon was declared a person of interest by Nanaimo RCMP in the investigation into the homicide of Makayla Chang. (RCMP/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Top Stories of 2019: Sexual exploitation of children flood Nanaimo courts
NANAIMO - The courts in Nanaimo in 2019 saw a surge in cases of children being sexually exploited. These disturbing cases by far draw the most furious reactions of any stories our newsroom covers. Spe...
Dec 30, 2019 Numerous disturbing cases involving the sexual exploitation of children were resolved at the Nanaimo court house in 2019. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Top Stories of 2019: wrong-way driver causes double fatal crash
NANAIMO - 2019 began with a gut-wrenching double-fatal crash on the Trans-Canada Hwy. caused by a driver travelling the wrong way while attempting to flee police.Kurtis Timothy, 31, was responsible fo...
Dec 24, 2019 Prolific offender Kurtis Timothy, 31, was driving the wrong way on the Trans Canada Hwy just south of Nanaimo when he collided head-on with another vehicle. Timothy and the driver of an unsuspecting SUV Cliff Bishop, 54, were both pronounced dead on scene. (RCMP)
Man wearing Santa hat targets Nanaimo bank branch in afternoon robbery
NANAIMO - Local RCMP are investigating a brazen mid-afternoon bank robbery.At approximately 2:10 p.m., a lone white male entered the Terminal Park branch of the Bank of Montreal and demanded cash.Nana...
Dec 23, 2019 Nanaimo RCMP are tracking down a man who robbed the Terminal Park BMO branch Monday afternoon (File Photo)
Man sentenced for sexual assault of senior in Qualicum Beach
Warning: This story contains graphic details which may not be appropriate for all readersNANAIMO - A man pleaded guilty and will serve the next three months in prison for a disturbing sexual assault a...
Dec 22, 2019 Joel Perry after he was sentenced in March for making harassing and threatening phone calls to woman around B.C. (Global News)
Suspicious package found at Woodgrove bus loop, mall not impacted
NANAIMO - RCMP cordoned off the Woodgrove Shopping Centre bus loop in response to a suspicious package being discovered Saturday afternoon.Police were called to the mall after 2:30 p.m. and immediatel...
Dec 21, 2019 Nanaimo RCMP blocked off access to the Woodgrove Shopping Centre bus loop Saturday afternoon after a suspicious package was found. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Father & son sentenced in bizarre and 'despicable' child porn case
NANAIMO - A father-son duo have been convicted in a disturbing and unusual child porn case, which included sexual abuse of young children.Murray Maclennan, 67, and his son Shane Maclennan, 42, pleaded...
Dec 20, 2019 Shane Maclennan (left) and his father Murray Maclennan during a break in their sentencing hearing. The Port Alice men were convicted of possessing child porn while they lived in Parksville. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
New charges laid against man accused of assaulting mid island sex trade workers
NANAIMO - Another round of charges have been laid against a Port Alberni man accused of sexually assaulting female sex trade workers.Stephen Bradley Ewing, 40, faces two new charges of sexual assault ...
Dec 19, 2019 Stephen Bradley Ewing, 40, faces additional charges for alleged sexual assaults against two women. The charges are on top of three other sexual assault charges laid on Aug. 1, 2019 (RCMP handout)
Top Stories of 2019: Fake gun causes real response at Woodgrove Shopping Centre
NANAIMO - An imitation weapon caused a stressful evacuation at Woodgrove Shopping Centre in July.Police arrived in full tactical gear at around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 15 and immediately began searc...
Dec 18, 2019 Police cars surrounded Woodgrove Shopping Centre on July 15, 2019 after a young man pulled an imitation firearm out of his waitband. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)