Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Nanaimo woman awaits punishment for heinous local crime spree
NANAIMO - A woman's out of control drug habit fueling a disturbing string of break-ins all over Nanaimo were revealed during a tense sentencing hearing.Jennifer Lynn Perusini's destructive path involv...
Aug 29, 2019 Disturbing accounts of a rash of crimes by Nanaimo's Jennifer Perusini locally in 2018 were revealed in provincial court in Nanaimo on Thursday, Aug. 29. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Fentanyl danger highlighted at annual overdose awareness event in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - While progress saving lives is encouraging, the deadly strength of powerful drugs remains a big problem in Nanaimo. International Overdose Awareness Day was recognized by various community g...
Aug 29, 2019 A display of hearts representing lives lost to overdose was part of an event at Maffeo Sutton Park on Thursday Aug. 29 (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo RCMP search for violent offender
RCMP are seeking the public's help in locating a known, violent offender who's possibly in the Nanaimo area.Sheldon Hinton, 50, is wanted for aggravated assault charges on a warrant initially issued i...
Aug 28, 2019 Nanaimo RCMP are searching for a violent offender, 50 year old Sheldon Hinton, who is wanted for aggravated assault.. (Nanaimo RCMP)
'I thought many times of killing myself:' victim tearful at sexual abuse sentencing in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man is going to jail for deplorable historic sex crimes against his own young niece in Nanaimo and the Comox Valley.A 50-year-old Courtenay man, who cannot be named to protect the victim's...
Aug 27, 2019 A 50-year-old man was sentenced to two years in a provincial penitentiary for sexually abusing his niece in Nanaimo and the Comox Valley in the late 1980's. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Parksville man dies in early morning hit and run
PARKSVILLE - A 32-year-old man has passed away after a hit and run in Parksville. Oceanside RCMP said they were contacted by a driver about a man dead in the middle of the Hirst Ave. and McMillan St. ...
Aug 24, 2019 A 32-year-old Parksville man is dead after an early morning crash on Saturday, Aug. 24. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Oceanside RCMP hunting for exhibitionist pervert in two separate incidents
PARKSVILLE - Two women are traumatized after separate but possibly linked incidents of a man masturbating in the woods. Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman told NanaimoNewsNOW the first incident occurre...
Aug 20, 2019 Oceanside RCMP are searching for a man believed to be involved in two incidents of exhibitionism and sexual assault. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
RCMP leans on public in mid-island homicide investigation
CHEMAINUS -Police hope the public can help solve a homicide investigation involving a 19-year-old woman whose body was discovered near a gulf island east of Chemainus.Delores 'Deedee' Brown's body was...
Aug 19, 2019 The body of 19-year-old Delores 'Deedee' Brown was discovered on Aug. 19, 2015 near Norway Island. Police issued a news release in hopes of leading to finding who's responsible for her death. (BC RCMP)
Man hides in washroom stall, climbs into ceiling to rob Nanaimo store overnight
NANAIMO - A heist often seen in movies but rarely real life has caught Nanaimo RCMP's attention. A man was seen by security cameras entering a north-end Nanaimo store around 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1...
Aug 16, 2019 This man stayed locked in a washroom stall for hours before climbing into the vents and crawling out to the loss prevention office within the store. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Emergency Response Team helps nab prolific offender
NANAIMO - A violent, serial offender is in police custody following a drawn out and eventful chase..On Saturday, Aug. 10 Nanaimo RCMP learned colleagues in North Cowichan had failed in their attempt t...
Aug 15, 2019 Nanaimo RCMP have arrested a violent, prolific offender with the help of the ERT and K9 unit. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Charges stayed against convicted sex offender for allegedly breaching conditions
NANAIMO - A man at the centre of one of Nanaimo's most high-profile criminal cases won't spend any further time in jail for allegedly breaching his probation conditions. Talal El Bakkar was accused of...
Aug 13, 2019 Talal El Bakkar, owner of Aladdin's Cafe, who was given a three months sentence to be served on weekends after pleading guilty to sexual interference of a person under 16. (Kendall Hanson/CHEK News)