Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
TRU Law in hot water after over-offering seats to prospective students
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, several posts on social media claimed that Thompson Rivers University Law School had rescinded acceptance to 42 students who had previously been offered places within the ...
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
Kamloops man recovering after Valleyview shooting incident Sunday
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man was injured in a shooting incident Sunday (June 13) afternoon and RCMP are seeking potential witnesses.At approximately 5:32 p.m. Sunday, Kamloops RCMP frontline officers res...
Jun 15, 2021
'I was out of control:' man sentenced for Qualicum Beach armed robbery
NANAIMO - Fuelled by "every drug under the sun", a Ladysmith man lost his mind after watching his life fall apart during a brazen 2019 crime spree. Dustin Sean Williams stole a truck and robbed a Qual...
Jun 15, 2021
Road rage near 108 Mile Elementary during school hours
108 MILE RANCH, B.C. - A road rage incident happened within the 108 Mile Elementary school zone Monday (June 14) morning.100 Mile House RCMP said two drivers pulled over into the school parking late a...
Jun 14, 2021
