Vancouver Island Crime

• 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.

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  Jan 2
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• ‘System is broken’: B.C. business owner fed up after 19th break-in

  Jeff Ross said his losses from the last three break-ins, including one in January and one in October, now add up to $75,000. To boot, he's no longer insurable due to risk.

  Crime

  Aug 2, 2023
• These 2 men may have ‘crucial information’ about sexual assault of woman on B.C. walking trail

  A woman reported she was attacked by a stranger while walking on a trail between McAdam Park and Tzouhalem and Trunk roads on May 16 just before 7 p.m.

  Crime

  May 30, 2023
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• Loaded guns, ammunition, cash, drugs, stolen goods seized in Vancouver Island raids

  A loaded 50-calibre Desert Eagle handgun and an AR15-style rifle with a loaded prohibited magazine were among the weapons seized in the raids.

  Crime

  May 29, 2023
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• Vehicle pulled over in Nanaimo, B.C. full of drugs, weapons, cash, masks

  Officers found a large quantity of unknown pills, several hundred dollars, and other items used in "drug rips" and violent crime, such as cell phones, face masks and zap straps.

  Crime

  Apr 24, 2023