Nanaimo Crime

• Nanaimo tugboat break-in suspect arrested for 3rd time in a week

  Court records indicate Marcel Alvin Fontaine, 44, appeared before a Justice of the Peace on Saturday after he was taken into custody for allegedly breaching his release order.

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  Feb 8
  
• Nanaimo break-in suspect struggled with sobriety, says former employer

  Owner Andrew Reynolds’ security camera filmed the man helping himself to food and even cooking a meal, before vandalizing some of the furniture on board.

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  Feb 7
  
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• Nanaimo tugboat owner frustrated with justice system after offender released

  On Saturday, a man was caught on Andrew Reynolds' security camera, illegally entering his tugboat, which was docked off Cameron Island.

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  Feb 4
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• Nanaimo grocery store locks up meat due to rampant theft

  Nanaimo RCMP said they are investigating the latest instances of shoplifting, but said that it has increased from stores in recent years.

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  Jan 8
• Nanaimo coin shop broken into again, now can no longer get insurance

  Jeremy Daniels manages the Gold Silver Guy store in Nanaimo and early Wednesday morning the motion alarm went off, signaling another break-in.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2025
• Nanaimo considers fencing city hall from overdose prevention site

  Nanaimo is considering building a fence to protect its staff from "congregations" of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next to city hall.

  Jul 15, 2025
• Nanaimo man wanted for suspected voyeurism at aquatic centre

  RCMP said they were notified on March 3 by staff at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre located at 741 Third Ave. that a camera had been found installed in the door of a changing room.

  Crime

  Mar 31, 2025
• Truck modifications contributed to pedestrian’s death, Nanaimo RCMP says

  Nanaimo RCMP said 24-year-old Jazmin Patenaude was driving in her truck in the parking lot of Woodgrove Mall, when she hit and killed an 85-year-old woman.

  Crime

  Feb 11, 2025
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• ‘I cannot live this way’: Nanaimo resident pleads for help with ‘repeat offenders’

  Jessica Nordquist said around 12:30 a.m. on Monday she was outside her boyfriend's house when they heard some commotion on a nearby street.

  Crime

  Jan 2, 2025
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• Nanaimo beating caught on surveillance video leaves man in hospital

  Nanaimo RCMP is hoping the public can help them find a suspect following what appears to be a random stranger assault on Tuesday morning.

  Crime

  Oct 10, 2024