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[pontcanna]

Release conditions applied to former Nanaimo teacher facing child **rn charges

Sep 15, 2024 

NANAIMO — Release conditions have been implemented against a former Nanaimo substitute teacher charged with a pair of child **rnography offences.

 

Gilkes in 2023
 

Darrell Christopher Gilkes, 31, appeared briefly via video in provincial court in Nanaimo last week to agree to a consent release order featuring several pre-trial restrictive conditions.

Gilkes turned himself in to York Regional Police in Aurora, Ontario on Monday, Sept. 9 to sign a release order.

The release conditions crafted by Crown and Gilkes’ lawyer and approved by judge Karen Whonnock include staying away from public facilities and parks where people under the age of 18 could reasonably be present.

Other key provisions applying against Gilkes forbid him from working in any capacity of authority involving people under the age of 18.

Gilkes is charged with possession and distributing/importing child **rnography in Nanaimo on Dec. 5, 2022.

He was serving as a teacher on call at several high schools in the Nanaimo area at the time.

In late July 2023, Gilkes was granted permission by judge Ronald Lamperson to relocate to Ontario to live with his parents as the police investigation continued.

Gilkes taught most of the 2023/24 school year at Ontario’s Newmarket High School until word of the charges spread back to Ontario.

The Ontario College of Teachers suspended Gilkes’ license on July 11.

A procedural appearance for Gilkes is scheduled for Oct. 1 in provincial court in Nanaimo.

 

More: https://nanaimonewsn...d-porn-charges/

 

[pontcanna]

Campbell River RCMP Street Crimes Unit makes drug and firearms seizure

 

2024-09-16 

File # 2024-11838

 

On September 6, 2024, members of the Campbell River Street Crime Unit with assistance from the Major Crime Unit and Community Response Unit executed a search warrant on a location in the 900 block of Island Highway South, as part of a drug trafficking investigation.

 

A large stash of illicit drugs was located at the location. Over 100 grams of fentanyl, over 70 grams of powder cocaine, over 40 grams of crack cocaine, and a significant amount of Dilaudid (Hydromorphone pills) were seized. Police also located and seized a large sum of cash, firearms, replica handguns and other assorted weapons, which included a prohibited conducted energy weapon and switchblade.

 

 

A 39 year old man and 40 year old woman, both from Campbell River were arrested on scene and released with a future court date. The Campbell River RCMP will be forwarding a detailed report to Crown Counsel for consideration of Criminal and Controlled Drug and Substance Act charges. 

 

Released by:

 

Cst. Maury Tyre
Media Relations Officer
Campbell River RCMP

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Oak Bay Police Weekly Media Release

 

[LJ]

Why is the Oak Bay Police media release in such a small font, most folks in Oak Bay aren't able to read it?

[Victoria Watcher]

Mayors, First Nations leaders, and law enforcement officials are pleading with the federal and provincial governments to take "immediate action" to address what they call dual "crises" of public safety and mental health issues in communities across British Columbia.

 

At a news conference Monday, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and several other politicians from around B.C. announced the request to senior levels of government, touting a letter sent to Premier David Eby and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for action on "three critical fronts."

 

The letter, signed by 10 mayors, three First Nations leaders, Vancouver's police chief and others, calls on the governments to bring in "mandatory care" for people with severe mental health and addiction disorders, reform the bail system for repeat offenders and the "bolstering" of policing at Metro Vancouver's ports.

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...-crisis-9528118

 

 

 

 

Who would have guessed that the drug free-for-all created dangerous addicts?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 16 September 2024 - 08:15 PM.

[Nparker]

If there weren't an election looming would this strategy even be on the NDP's radar?

[Barrister]

I suspect it will end up with the same effectiveness as the NDP promise to build a new medical school. Essentially it will never really effectively happen.

[lanforod]

Is SFUs med school a myth then?

Edited by lanforod, 17 September 2024 - 03:00 AM.

[Barrister]

SFU looks like it will not open till 28 at this point if then. It was promised to be up and running two elections ago,

[Nparker]

The NDP wants us to STFU about the SFU medical school.

[Barrister]

Still it might happen in your lifetime if you are 24 today.

[lanforod]

It was a 2020 election promise. Was it also a 2017 one?

 

This was in May, is there further delays?

"The school is currently working towards candidate status with the Committee on the Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS), with the goal of preliminary accreditation by fall 2025 and recruitment of its first class for summer 2026 to train future family doctors and other primary care physicians."

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Thieves enter home through unlocked front door

Nanaimo

2024-09-16 

File # 2024-30288

A Nanaimo couple has vowed to change their ways after thieves gained entry to their rural home by simply opening their unlocked front door then proceeded to steal a number of personal items. The incident occurred on Farrar Road in rural Cedar, sometime between 1 AM and 2 AM on Sunday September 15, 2024.

The homeowner told police he and his son arrived home sometime after 1 AM and both went to bed a few minutes later. When they awoke in the morning they found items missing from their kitchen and their vehicle gone from their driveway.

The stolen vehicle, a 23-year-old grey BMW X5, was used to carry away the stolen goods which included a new set of Tour Edge Exotics men’s golf clubs with graphite shafts and after-market grips. Along with the clubs a backpack containing a computer, keys, a wallet, his wife’s purse and a small amount of cash were taken. An airtag that was in the backpack was tracked to Parksville but soon after stopped tracking.

Around 2 AM, the stolen credit cards were used to purchase gas at a nearby gas bar. The homeowners have since cancelled their cards. This was certainly a wake up call for them. They admitted that they had become somewhat complacent over the years as nothing had ever been stolen from their property, let alone having items taken from their home. The next day they made sure that all of their doors and windows were locked before they retired for the evening, said R/Cst Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP.

If anyone has information on this incident or the whereabouts of the stolen items, please call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345.

Released by:

R/Cst Gary O'Brien
Media Relations Officer
Nanaimo RCMP

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UVic warns of spiked drinks at off-campus events

by Laura Brougham, CHEK News September 17, 2024 

The University of Victoria has issued a safety message after learning that students had their drinks spiked or tampered with at off-campus events over the weekend.

“This weekend, we have received concerns that students attending off-campus events may have had their drinks tampered with or spiked,” UVic said in a notice on its website. “The university is offering support to those directly impacted.”

“Dosing people with substances without their awareness and permission is a consent violation, even without any attempt at sexual contact,” Good Night Out says on its information page about drug-facilitated sexual assault. “Just because someone consents to ingest one type of substance does not mean they consented to anything else.”

Saanich Police says it is aware of UVic’s safety message but has not received any reports. Anyone who has had their drink tampered with is encouraged to report it to police.

A communications officer for Victoria Police says she is not aware of active investigations related to UVic’s warning.

Kris Rice, deputy chief constable of Oak Bay Police, says OBPD has not received reports of drinks being tampered with.

More: https://cheknews.ca/...events-1215117/

[Mike K.]

Here’s the release:

This weekend, we have received concerns that students attending off-campus events may have had their drinks tampered with or spiked. The university is offering support to those directly impacted.

There are steps you can take to protect yourselves and each other. If you drink, please pour your own drinks and never leave your drinks unattended.

We encourage you to contact police if you notice any suspicious activity around your drinks or if you have other safety concerns. In an emergency, please contact 911 and then Campus Security.

If you have experienced or witnessed sexualized violence at UVic, please know that there are many people at UVic who can help. The Sexualized Violence Resource Office, Student Wellness, Campus Security, and UVSS Anti-Violence Project are just a few resources available on campus. Please reach out for support.

[Nparker]

Treat young adults like children and they will act like children.

[LJ]

The stolen vehicle, a 23-year-old grey BMW X5, was used to carry away the stolen goods which included a new set of Tour Edge Exotics men’s golf clubs with graphite shafts and after-market grips. Along with the clubs a backpack containing a computer, keys, a wallet, his wife’s purse and a small amount of cash were taken. An airtag that was in the backpack was tracked to Parksville but soon after stopped tracking.

 

Oddly specific about the golf clubs, sounds like setting up for an insurance claim.

[pontcanna]

Do you know who this is?

Comox Valley, Can You Identify

2024-09-17 

File # 2024-12151

Comox Valley RCMP is looking to identify the suspect who allegedly stole over $2000 worth of tools from Home Depot in Courtenay.

On August 7, 2024 a woman entered the store and was captured on surveillance as she left with a full cart of tools, reportedly without paying for them.

 

 

Anyone with information is asked to call the Comox Valley RCMP at (250) 334-5901 and refer to file 2024-12151. If you wish to remain anonymous, please contact Comox Valley Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Released by:

Cst. Monika Terragni
Media Relations Officer
Comox Valley RCMP

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ERT handles high-risk Nanaimo incident, weapons seized

Sep 18, 2024 

NANAIMO — Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O’Brien said local Mounties did a wellness check around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at a home off Meredith Rd.

 

 

“They were met with a very confrontational individual, who ran back into his home, indicated he had a machete, several knives and they also heard what they believed to be a TASER being activated, a conducted energy weapon,” O’Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW.

An officer spotted the man through a window who was in fact armed with a machete, O’Brien said.

Police then backed away, cordoned off the area as officers were now dealing with a barricaded, armed individual. The RCMP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) unit was called.

“He came out of the home and with minimal resistance was apprehended under the Mental Health Act, at which point he was transported to hospital for a psychiatric assessment.”

No charges are pending against the man, who’s in his 30’s, with O’Brien noting the case is not a criminal file, but rather strictly a mental health issue.

Several weapons were found in the home, which were destroyed, O’Brien said, while illicit street drugs were also located.

 

More: https://nanaimonewsn...weapons-seized/

 

[Victoria Watcher]

Oak Bay mom's stolen car recovered, now at impound lot

 

 

Her car is at an ICBC salvage yard awaiting biohazard sweep and damage assessment

 

https://www.vicnews....und-lot-7521022

 

 

 

 

 

GoFundMe:  https://www.gofundme...medium=referral

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 18 September 2024 - 11:47 PM.