Vancouver Island Crime

• Another terrifying home invasion reported in Vancouver Island community

  The incident came just one week after another terrifying home invasion in the Parksville area, though police say the two incidents are not related.

  Crime

  Apr 9, 2025
  
• Duncan residents rally against crime in wake of shopkeeper’s beating

  The rally comes about a week after two people were charged with robbery and assault causing bodily harm in the brutal beating of the owner of Hank's Handimart.

  Crime

  Feb 21, 2025
  
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• Fire crews save Courtenay heritage train station after attempted arson

  Security video captured from a neighbouring property shows a person setting fire to something on the station's platform before casually walking away.

  Politics

  Jan 31, 2025
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• 1 dead, suspicious death investigation underway at B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island

  Police on Vancouver Island say emergency response officers had to be called in to make an arrest after a man was found dead at a British Columbia First Nations community.

  Crime

  Sep 29, 2024
• 2 arrested for theft, fraud after vehicle bust outside Vancouver Island casino

  Police also seized several stolen chequebooks, ID cards and personal financial statements from more than 24 individual victims from inside the Ford truck.

  Crime

  Jan 2, 2024
• B.C. police watchdog seeks witnesses after man found dead in Vancouver Island lake

  According to the Independent Investigations Office of BC, the 83-year-old was found dead in his vehicle on Dec. 15. It was submerged in Sproat Lake.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2023
• Witnesses sought to Victoria-area stabbing that left man seriously hurt

  Police believe a group of up to four people may have been involved in an early-morning stabbing in Colwood that left a 27-year-old man with serious injuries on Sunday.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2023
• Opposition says repeat break-ins at B.C. jeweler show failure to address property crime

  Thieves broke through a concrete wall Wednesday morning at the Qualicum Beach Gold Silver Guy jeweler, making off with more than $60,000 in product.

  Crime

  Oct 26, 2023
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• Vancouver Island jewelry dealer targeted by thieves for 22nd time

  Jeff Ross, who owns Gold Silver Guy shops in Nanaimo, Qualicum and Duncan, said the break-in Tuesday night was his 22nd in 25 years and the fifth this year alone.

  Crime

  Oct 25, 2023
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• Man hospitalized, suspect at large in ‘targeted’ Port Alberni, B.C. shooting

  Police are still looking for a suspect in connection with a shooting in downtown Port Alberni on Friday. The victim is expected to survive his injuries.

  Crime

  Sep 1, 2023