Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

'He didn't care:' court hears deplorable actions by impaired driver in fatal Parksville hit and run
NANAIMO - A severely intoxicated driver instantly killed a pedestrian in a Parksville hit and run before he and others deliberately misled Oceanside RCMP throughout their investigation.A sentencing he...
Aug 12, 2021

92-year-old man has nearly $20k of belongings stolen
.PRINCE GEORGE - For Joe Schlitt it was a shocking discovery when tools and other pieces of equipment were stolen from his garage in North Nechako in late-July.The 92-year-old says the stolen goods ad...
Aug 12, 2021

Joke bomb threat at north Nanaimo business 'beyond comprehension' for local RCMP
NANAIMO - A bomb threat at a north Nanaimo business turned out to be a bad joke and the result of a workplace dispute.Multiple RCMP officers, including a Police Service Dog unit, were called to Pomme ...
Aug 12, 2021

Updated: Ryan Kenneth Edward McLane is no longer being sought by police
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP are advising the public that 38 year old Ryan Kenneth Edward McLane ,wanted for breaching his release order, has been located. Police want to thank the public and me...
Aug 11, 2021

Man in Williams Lake arrested after being spotted passed out on a stolen ATV
WILLIAMS LAKE - A man in Williams Lake was arrested on Aug. 4 after reportedly being spotted passed out on a stolen ATV with a loaded handgun in his waist band.Williams Lake RCMP said Dean Otis Mecham...
Aug 07, 2021

Fort St. John RCMP request assistance in locating missing man
FORT ST. JOHN - RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating missing 44-year-old Brian Gordon, who was last seen on July 31, 2021, in Fort St. John.Gordon is described as Indigenous, 5-9 ta...
Aug 07, 2021

Repeat Nanaimo fentanyl trafficker serving back-to-back jail sentences
NANAIMO - A drug trafficker caught red-handed by Nanaimo RCMP was sentenced to an additional three and a half years in jail, less than three months after he was put away for separate local drug offenc...
Aug 05, 2021

Quesnel Search and Rescue truck broken into, rope packs and radios stolen
QUESNEL - Quesnel Search and Rescue (SAR) said its support vehicle was broken into and robbed of rescue equipment.According to Quesnel SAR, three rescue rope packs, along with 200 feet of special resc...
Aug 01, 2021

Fort St. John RCMP looking for missing man last seen near Charlie Lake
KAMLOOPS - Fort St. John RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing 63-year-old man. Ronald Pilgrim was last seen on July 26 at around 11:30 p.m., around Highway 97 and Old Hope...
Jul 31, 2021

More than $300K awarded in damages after campaign of hate against Port Alberni shelter space
PORT ALBERNI - Staff at Port Alberni's homeless shelter were awarded more than $300,000 in damages after accusations they manufactured the homelessness and opioid crises for profit and covered up deat...
Jul 30, 2021