Crime & Courts

New information in Lisa Marie Young's disappearance after several people come forward

NANAIMO - Rejuvenated efforts to solve a presumed homicide has resulted in new tips considered by police to be "credible and important" to their investigation. Lead investigator Cpl. Markus Muntener s...

Jun 26, 2021

Driver guilty of fatal Cedar crash fined, avoids driving prohibition

NANAIMO - A man convicted in a crash south of Nanaimo which killed a well known retired police officer is keeping his drivers license. Conrad Nikolaus Wetten, 25, was handed a $1,500 fine on Friday, J...

Jun 25, 2021

Parksville man jailed for terrorizing women with anonymous sexually explicit calls & texts

Editor's Note: The following story may not be suitable for all readers, discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A man was jailed after he unleashed a lengthy and damaging harassment campaign against several P...

Jun 24, 2021

RCMP investigating after shots fired at duplex on Westwood Drive

PRINCE GEORGE - Update: RCMP are confirming a shooting took place at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday near a home on the 3800 block of Westwood Drive.Four people were arrested, three of whom were released pending ...

Jun 21, 2021

Thief strikes numerous times across Vancouver Island in one-week crime spree

PARKSVILLE - Mounties are looking for man wanted for numerous incidents across the mid-island including theft of a vehicle. According to Oceanside RCMP, a Chevy Silverado pick-up truck was reported st...

Jun 20, 2021

Two men charged in Naramata homicides

NARAMATA, B.C. - RCMP have arrested one man, and have a warrant out for a second person, in the double murder of Kamloops brothers Carlos and Erick Fryer whose bodies were discovered in Naramata in Ma...

Jun 18, 2021

'We felt compelled to speak up:' Nanoose Bay dog owners demand tougher animal cruelty laws

NANAIMO - A Nanoose Bay couple hopes something positive results from the horrific abuse their dog suffered at the hands of a disturbed pet sitter.Jayson and Milagros Henkel are making their concerns k...

Jun 18, 2021

VIDEO: 'It's devastating:' vigil held for murdered Nanaimo outreach worker

NANAIMO - Dozens came out to show how they were touched and helped by a Nanaimo outreach worker who struggled many personal demons and was recently found murdered. Upwards of 50 people attended the ca...

Jun 16, 2021

Death of woman in Nanaimo's downtown now considered homicide

NANAIMO - Local Mounties have upgraded the status of their investigation into the discovery of a body in downtown Nanaimo.27-year-old Amy Watts was found in the city's downtown on Thursday, June 3 aro...

Jun 16, 2021

Suspicious fires in downtown Nanaimo keep emergency crews active

NANAIMO - A series of deliberately set and suspicious fires around Nanaimo has lead to a full investigation from Nanaimo RCMP and Fire Rescue. More than 20 suspicious fires were set, mostly around dow...

Jun 15, 2021