Crime & Courts

Woman jailed for defrauding $31K from Parksville employer

NANAIMO - A judge sternly rejected a repeat fraudster's bid to avoid jail several years following a brazen and costly workplace scam.Jill Margaret Braun, 57, was sentenced to 22 months in jail and two...

Oct 08, 2021

Nanaimo man convicted of sexually assaulting own sons faces long prison sentence

Editor's Note: This story contains descriptions of graphic sexual abuse against minors and may not be appropriate for some readers. NANAIMO - Crown Counsel argued for seven to 10 years in jail for a N...

Oct 04, 2021

Quesnel RCMP seize hundreds of grams of illicit drugs over six-day stretch

QUESNEL- Quesnel RCMP say they're entering the arrest phase of an investigation that targeted drug trafficking in the community, with a goal of decreasing the rate of overdose deaths.After Quesnel RCM...

Oct 02, 2021

'Shame is what keeps bad things hidden:' intimate partner violence campaign launched in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - An intimate partner violence investigator with Nanaimo RCMP hopes people recognize signs of abuse and realize help is available.An inaugural Purple Light Nights program in Nanaimo, aimed at ...

Oct 02, 2021

'He doesn't have much to show for his life:' chronic offender jailed for latest Nanaimo crime spree

NANAIMO - A man's unresolved drug addiction continues plaguing him, the judicial system and society.Jason Paul Klughart, 30, was handed an eight month jail sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 29 after he ple...

Oct 01, 2021

Court hears disturbing cases of abuse toward vulnerable Nanaimo area sex trade workers

Editor's note: The following story contains graphic details of sexual violence against women and may not be appropriate for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - Details of horrific acts of ab...

Sep 28, 2021

Nanaimo man arrested after pointing suspected loaded, prohibited handgun at teenagers

NANAIMO - Local Mounties arrested a man who they believe pointed a loaded handgun at a vehicle with four people inside as they drove past on Departure Bay Rd.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said it happened on...

Sep 21, 2021

IIO looking into serious injury incident in Dawson Creek

DAWSON CREEK - BC RCMP have notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of an incident in Dawson Creek resulting in injury to one woman.RCMP say just after 9:00 a.m. on...

Sep 18, 2021

One rabbit killed, others missing after Fort St. James National Historic Site vandalized

FORT ST. JAMES- On Tuesday, September 14, Fort St. James RCMP were called to the National Historic Park following reports of a break and enter.When Mounties attended the site, they discovered someone ...

Sep 16, 2021

Dawson Creek Highway Patrol arrests two drivers in separate instances of failing to stop for police

DAWSON CREEK - BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) in Dawson Creek is reminding all drivers that there are consequences for failing to stop for police following two incidents.BCHP says an officer tried to stop a...

Sep 11, 2021