News release

Seven days of policing in Nanaimo

October 1, 2025 - Nanaimo, British Columbia
From: Nanaimo RCMP

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From September 19, 2025 to September 26, 2025, the Nanaimo RCMP received 833 calls for service. To put that number in perspective, that's one call for service every 12 minutes. To say that our officers are not busy, would be an understatement. Let’s take a look at a small sampling of these calls.

Unwanted persons Nanaimo file # 2025-30332 Around 8 AM on September 19, 2025, a security guard reported a group of ten unhoused persons gathering around a garbage dump and refusing to leave the area. An officer attended and spoke with the group. There were no signs of impairment, weapons or anger issues. They told the officer they would pick up their belongings and move on.

Possible impaired driver Nanaimo file # 2025-30321 At approximately 3 AM on September 19, 2025, a security officer reported that a pickup had crashed at the intersection of Wellington Road and Leam Road. When police arrived, they found an adult man asleep in the backseat. There was no alcohol in the vehicle and no alcohol or signs of drug impairment were detected on the driver. When asked what happened he told the officers that all he remembers is waking up and seeing police officers staring at him. His vehicle was towed, and he was issued with a ticket for No Insurance ($598) and Drive without Due Care under the Motor Vehicle Act.

Attempted Robbery Nanaimo file # 2025-30531 At approximately 8 PM on September 20, 2025, a caller reported being threatened by an unknown man with a knife who was demanding he hand over his scooter. The caller said he was riding his scooter on Metal Drive near the Super Store when an unknown man tried to stop him by producing a knife and demanding his scooter. The caller had other plans and booked it north bound on this scooter leaving the suspect in his dust. The suspect male was last seen heading towards StarBucks on foot. He was described as holding a large knife, and wearing a black hoodie, black pants and carrying two bags.

Screams file # 2025- 30643 Around 8 PM On September 21, 2025, callers heard a female screaming for help on Morgan Place. When officers arrived, they found the source of the screaming. A young adult told officers that she had parked her father’s vehicle in the driveway that had some grade to it. After getting out of the vehicle, she heard a popping sound and watched in horror as her father's vehicle rolled down the driveway and smashed into a neighbor's retaining wall. Nanaimo Fire and Rescue attended and said it appeared the impact caused minimal damage to the wall. The vehicle involved did not fare so well and needed to be towed out.

Extortion Nanaimo file # 2025-30750 On September 22, 2025, a caller reported being extorted for $75 from an individual who claimed to have hacked the callers Instagram account. The money was sent but the account remained locked, so more money was sent with the same outcome. The caller was told by the police to report the incident to Instagram, stop and block communications with the person, do not send more money and tell his friends that his account has been hacked.

Theft of pressure washer Nanaimo file # 2025-30852 Sometime overnight on September 23, 2025, a pressure washer was stolen from a trailer parked at Safeguard Storage, located at 1800 block of Boxwood Drive. No suspects or witnesses.

Strange persons in apartment Break & Enter Nanaimo file # 2025-30868 At approximately 7 AM on September 24, 2025, caller reported there were four unknown persons in her apartment. When police arrived, they could only find the caller and her roommate. The caller was informed that a search of her apt could not find the four people. The caller told officers that she was a little off as she was going through withdrawal and had not slept for the past two days. She apologized for her actions.

Check Well-Being Nanaimo file # 2025-30893 On September 25, 2025, a caller reported that her close friend had not showed up for meeting and was not answering knocks at her door or phone calls. This was out of character for her and she was extremely worried about her. Police attended to the friend's apartment and managed to speak with her. This person told the officers she has not been feeling well and had been in a deep sleep. The caller was updated and was grateful for police attendance.

Disturbance file # 2025-31222 Around 10 PM on Friday September 26, 2025, an officer attended to a report of two persons yelling and screaming and causing a raucous near the  local detachment. Upon arrival, the officers found two extremely intoxicated persons. They apologized for their actions and promised to limit their alcohol consumption for the remainder of the evening. 

Theft from vehicle file # 2025-31158 Reported on September 26, 2025 and believed to have occurred sometime within the last 24 hours, a vehicle with Colorado plates, parked on Crace St was broken into. Taken was an $800 orange Arcteryx jacket and yellow Merrell backpack.

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