Nanaimo Theft

• 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 RCMP seek man accused of stealing hundreds of pairs of cosmetic eye lenses

  Staff told investigators a man had entered the store, went straight to a display case — holding about 350 pairs of the lenses — and broke it in half.

  Dec 13, 2019
  
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• 20-year-old Nanaimo man turns himself in after gifts, stockings stolen Christmas Day

  Police say gifts and even stockings were stolen while a family slept in their nearby bedrooms.

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  Jan 3, 2019
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• Gifts stolen after thieves ransack Nanaimo home on Christmas Day

  Wrapped gifts under the Christmas tree, stockings and even the keys to a truck were all stolen from the home on Stonewater Drive.

  Dec 26, 2018
• UPDATE: Nanaimo selfie thief arrested

  Police said they were able to make the arrest within 48 hours due to the suspect's selfie being widely shared through via social media and news outlets.

  Crime

  Jul 21, 2016