Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Prolific offender accused of Qualicum Beach crime spree
QUALICUM BEACH - Oceanside RCMP officers were led on quite the chase during an allegedly drunken crime spree. Officers received numerous calls from Qualicum Beach business owners and shoppers on Wedne...
Nov 28, 2019 A woman with no fixed address remains in custody after being arrested in North Qualicum Beach. (File photo/Nanaimo RCMP)
Judge comes down hard on Nanaimo rabbit beater
NANAIMO - A judge took the unusual step of surpassing the Crown's recommended jail sentence for a man who tortured a rabbit in Nanaimo's downtown.Kevin Paul Gartner, 47, was handed nearly 10-months ja...
Nov 28, 2019 Kevin Paul Gartner, 47, violently beat up a rabbit outside the Vancouver Military Museum on May 2, 2018. The 12-minute attack was captured on a pair of surveillance videos. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo judge spares life of animal at centre of dangerous dog trial
NANAIMO - A nearly three-year-old black German Shepherd will not be put down in response to biting multiple visitors to its Nanaimo home. The decision by Judge Brian Harvey followed a six-day trial in...
Nov 26, 2019 The City of Nanaimo unsuccessfully attempted to have a black German Shepherd named Macey put down. The dog has lived at the Nanaimo pound for more than 15-months after it was seized for a trio of minor biting incidents. (Michael Aubie)
Nanaimo Victim Services to receive half of $100,000 funding requested
NANAIMO - The under-funded Nanaimo Victim Services is receiving some help from the City, but not as much as was hoped. Councillors recently agreed during ongoing budget discussions to fund $50,000 for...
Nov 26, 2019 One new staff member will be added to the non-profit Nanaimo Victim Services, which helps victims of crime recover. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Police track down romance scammer in BC's west Kootenay region
NANAIMO - A man convicted of defrauding several women out of thousands of dollars has been arrested and faces new charges.NanaimoNewsNOW learned Jordan David Shepherd, 36, was arrested earlier this mo...
Nov 25, 2019 Jordan Shepherd, referred to as the romance scammer, was arrested for allegedly breaching the conditions of his probation this summer. He was taken into custody recently in Trail, B.C. (Submitted photo)
Nanaimo department store manager sent to hospital after disturbing assault
NANAIMO - RCMP are investigating a violent assault against a store manager in the parking lot of Nanaimo North Town Centre.Cst. Gary O'Brien said on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 5:45 p.m. the manager and a lo...
Nov 25, 2019 The manager of a north Nanaimo business was sent to hospital after approaching an alleged shoplifter in the evening of Nov. 23. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Nanaimo's juvenile violent crime rate rises, far exceeds similar cities
NANAIMO - Area youth are increasingly being left adrift and alone in a negative world, which leads to them entering a world of crime. The recently unveiled Vital Signs report, which collects and prese...
Nov 21, 2019 Nanaimo's juvenile violent crime rate is significantly higher than other similar demographics.
Overwhelming child porn stash one of largest seen by Nanaimo RCMP
NANAIMO - A man with no prior criminal record is being sentenced in a shocking child porn case involving more than 200,000 images and videos.Aaron Micheil Macrae, 35, pleaded guilty to possessing and ...
Nov 21, 2019 Aaron Macrae outside his sentencing hearing in Nanaimo on Thursday, Nov. 21. (CTV Vancouver Island)
Charges potentially coming against four arrested in Cedar for shots fired call
NANAIMO - Charges could be laid against four people arrested and then released after a firearms incident in Cedar. A substantial police presence responded to calls of shots fired in Cedar off Raines R...
Nov 21, 2019 A heavy Nanaimo RCMP presence in Cedar on Wednesday afternoon found four people possibly connected with the shooting of a firearm. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Participating versus witnessing a key factor in religious court battle over smudging in classrooms
NANAIMO - What constitutes taking part in or merely watching an activity is one of the main questions running through an important court case unfolding in a Nanaimo courtroom this week.The matter was ...
Nov 19, 2019 The court case around smudging being heard at the Supreme Court of B.C. in Nanaimo could have major repercussions for reconciliation efforts in the province. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)