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viccrimestop

 

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE COMPETITION TIME!

On the left our suspect is in a store wearing only shorts, shoes and socks, on the right they leave the store fully clothed including a stolen toque and jacket.

@Victoria Police Department want to know who our fashionista is so they can arrest them and put them on an ID parade and not a fashion one.

If you would like to "win" a cash reward tell us anonymously who they are by calling 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip online www.victoriacrimestoppers.ca

F/N #24-32789

 

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-Drive w/out due care and attention (Duncan 2016) and Speeding/Tinted Windows (Nanaimo 2024)

 

Charges laid in fatal hit and run collision

North Cowichan/Duncan

2024-10-08 10:48 PDT

File # 2024-6119

The North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP is updating the public that after a lengthy and complex investigation, Crown Counsel has approved a criminal charge in relation to a hit and run that claimed the life of a 17 year-old woman on Trans Canada Highway on April 18, 2024. Read the previous news release here: Pedestrian dies in hit and run collision

28 year-old Ryan William Gillespie Mesa from the Cowichan Valley, has been charged with Fail to Stop at the Scene of an Accident Causing Death, contrary to Section 320.16 of the Criminal Code. His first court appearance has been set for October 15, 2024.

The North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance throughout the investigation.

Released by:

Cpl. Alex Bérubé
District Advisory NCO (Media Relations)
Island District

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@vicpdcanada

Thanks to a keen eye from one of our Acting Patrol Sergeants, officers stopped a stolen Ford Taurus in the 800-block of Johnson Street on October 5 that was reported as stolen the day prior. 

 

The suspect was taken into custody and released with a future court date, and the vehicle was returned to its rightful owner. 

 

#DYK this year, we’ve received 86 stolen vehicle reports or reports of vehicles taken without consent and recovered 76 of them (almost 90%). Our work to recover the remaining 10% continues. Keep an eye out and report any suspicious vehicles. You help make a difference. #yyj

2:01 PM · Oct 8, 2024

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800 Johnson, of course.

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Nanaimo father deemed mentally fit to be sentenced for sex crimes against infant daughter

Oct 8, 2024

 

NANAIMO — A local man will be sentenced later this year for sexually assaulting his young daughter, after trying to convince the court he had no memory of what happened due to a sleeping disorder.

The man was convicted of three sex crimes in April of 2023, following an incident in a Nanaimo home in Sept. 2020 involving a then 19-month-old girl.

Court heard the man’s spouse found a video on the offender’s phone of him masturbating and rubbing his penis against their daughter’s vagina in their living room.

While the video was unable to be extracted for evidence, a thumbnail photo was recovered and submitted, clearly showing “sexualized activity and sexual touching.”

“What that picture depicted was an erect penis and a set of buttocks on a pink blanket. (His spouse) opined that the penis was that of her husband, the buttocks was that of their daughter, and that pink blanket was a blanket of which (their daughter) regularly laid on at home.”

The man testified he doesn’t remember the confession he gave to police shortly after he was arrested, and said he suffers from a form of sleeping disorder which caused him to sleepwalk and engage in activities without his awareness.

Justice Groves said the initial confession “was a full admission of at least the actus reus (guilty act) of the offence of sexual assault, and the offence of sexual touching,” but was a denial of making child **rnography.

In the confession, the man said he was on a separate couch from his daughter in their living room when he heard the sound of her hitting the floor after she rolled off the couch. He then attended to her and noticed she had a wet diaper.

It was during the process of changing her diaper when the sexual assault occurred.

A doctor’s testimony during trial said the man did have chronic insomnia and certain sleep paralysis issues, while he may also have a condition known as ‘sexsomnia’.

He testified the offender’s previous behaviour, as detailed by his spouse, was consistent with this diagnosis, as she reported him occasionally sleepwalking and engaging in activities such as masturbation or cooking.

Justice Groves said the fact the man was able to provide additional details which would only be known to him during his initial, videotaped confession, led him to the conclusion the man was not sleepwalking at the time of the offence.

The doctor said the man also likely suffered from low to chronic depression and had features and mannerisms similar to someone on the autism spectrum, but it wasn’t a confirmed diagnosis.

More: https://nanaimonewsn...nfant-daughter/

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Almost 6 years after a vicious robbery and assault at a home in the 2500-block of Esplanade Road in Oak Bay, two individuals have been charged.

On the morning of April 25, 2017, Nermeen Alireza, was alone inside her family home when an unknown man attacked her with a machete. She suffered significant life-altering injuries to her arm and hand. The man fled the scene and was not located by responding police officers.

On January 15, 2023, after a lengthy and complex investigation by the Saanich Police Major Crime Unit, officers arrested 30-year-old Kaspar Handspiker in the Maple Ridge area. He remains in custody and is facing charges of aggravated assault, and break and enter and commit robbery.

 

 

This one is dragging on a bit

 

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Off to the hospital (NCRMD)

 

 

Homicide in Courtenay

 

Comox Valley RCMP were called to a residence on 26th Street in Courtenay, March 6, 2022 and discovered an 80-year-old woman in medical distress who ultimately passed away. The police arrested 55-year-old Anousone (Sunny) Chang at the scene and charged him with the second-degree murder of his mother. (https://www.comoxval...-march-1639639)

 

(https://www.dignitym...-chang-10630760)

 

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Wowzers:

Officers arrested a man for randomly stabbing a cyclist outside VicPD headquarters and committing a series of offences at a downtown childcare facility earlier this morning.

Just before 8 a.m. this morning, officers responded to a stabbing that occurred just outside VicPD headquarters near the intersection of Caledonia Avenue and Quadra Street. The victim was passing by on a bicycle when they were approached by the suspect and slashed with a knife.

The victim was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Through the course of the investigation, officers learned the suspect had entered a downtown childcare facility approximately one hour prior to the stabbing incident. Once inside, the suspect reportedly stole a tablet and pulled the fire alarm before leaving the building. No children were believed to be in the vicinity of the suspect at the time of the incident. VicPD Detectives and the childcare facility managers are supporting the families and staff.

The suspect remains in custody pending a court hearing and further details cannot be shared at this time.

 

Daniel Thomas PHELPS yesterday @ Vic Provincial Court. All charges (Assault CBH, Weapon, Mischief, Theft) show same sentence, so probably concurrent time:

 

 

[Mike K.]

Phelps is the same man who stabbed to death a man in Langford, at the Langford bus exchange (I believe it was).

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Only BC CSO entry, must be new to the province (born 1998)...see below. Video court in Port Alberni today.

 

 

Witnesses, Victims Sought In Pellet Gun Incident

Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024

File: #24-36205

Victoria, B.C. – Investigators are looking to speak with witnesses or victims after a male was observed discharging a pellet gun at people in the 900-Block of Pandora Avenue last week. CCTV footage related to the incident has been released.

Just before 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, patrol officers received report of a male who discharged several shots with a pellet gun towards someone in the 900-block of Pandora Avenue, before leaving the area. Responding officers conducted an extensive search for the suspect and were able to identify him with the available CCTV footage, a clip and still of which are provided below.

 

Video: https://www.youtube....h?v=XTKd8DAvg38

 

 

“The use of any type of firearm, whether real or replica, in a threatening manner is unacceptable,” said Spokesperson Constable Terri Healy. “We urge anyone who witnessed this event or has information to come forward. Witness or victim information will aid our work in holding those responsible for these behaviours accountable.”

No victims have been identified, and officers are working to process and analyze evidence, with the intent of recommending charges to Crown counsel. The suspect has been arrested and remains in custody pending a future court date.

If you have any information about this incident, please call the E-Comm Report Desk at (250) 995-7654, extension 1, and reference file number 24-36205. 

18-year-old man charged in connection with weekend stabbing at Mayerthorpe house party

Global News

January 31, 2017

An 18-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault as well as failure to comply with a recognizance in connection with a stabbing at a house party in Mayerthorpe, Alta. over the weekend.

The suspect fled before officers arrived, they said.

The victim was rushed to hospital in Edmonton with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and no other injuries were reported, according to police.

RCMP said they could not track down the suspect but that he turned himself into police shortly after the incident.

Dillon Stuart Coulson of Lacombe County has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Mayerthorpe Provincial Court via CCTV on Feb. 9, 2017.

 

More: https://globalnews.c...pe-house-party/

 

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Multiple warrants executed in Campbell River lead to drug charges

 

Campbell River

 

2024-10-10 

File #2024-7082

 

On September 25, 2024 the Campbell River Street Crime Unit with assistance from the Major Crime Unit, Community Response Unit, Community Policing Unit, General Duty and First Nations policing executed three search warrants in Campbell River.

 

Two searches were conducted in the 900 block of Island Highway South and another was conducted in the 600 block of Nursery road.

 

Police seized over 1.6 kg of Fentanyl, over 180 grams of Cocaine, over 290 grams of methamphetamine, a small number of dilaudid pills as well as cash, weapons including a firearm and other indicia of drug trafficking.

 

 

Also seized was evidence that the Fentanyl was being diluted, dyed, flavoured and molded into dinosaurs, lego bricks and other shapes at one of the locations.

 

Leah Marie Lewis (born 1968) of Campbell River has been charged with drug trafficking and production offences and is currently in custody. (Next court 22 October)

 

Five other individuals are still under investigation and may also face drug trafficking charges.  

 

 

Released by:

 

Cst. Maury Tyre
Media Relations Officer
Campbell River RCMP

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‘I wanted to scream’: 1st of 10 women testifies in Victoria masseur sexual assault trial

The trial is underway for a man facing 10 charges of sexual assault against 10 separate women while working as a masseur in the capital city.

Prosecutors allege 38-year-old Ajesh Jacob, while working as a masseur at Big Feet on Fort Street, sexually touched 10 women over a two year period.

 

The degree of invasiveness ranges from groping of breasts and the vaginal area, with others alleging he put his fingers inside their vagina, according to Crown lawyers.

 

Prosecutors began day one of the 33-day trial laying out the basics. They say Jacob introduced himself as their practitioner named “Sam.” They describe him generally as an Indian man, but the ability of the complainants to recognize Jacob varies.

The first alleged victim to testify in the trial identified Jacob as the man who massaged her, and repeatedly pushed down the sheet covering her naked torso before throwing the sheet away and massaging her breasts without her consent.

“I wanted to scream. I wanted to tell somebody. But I was so scared and embarrassed and shocked…I couldn’t say anything…I think I just checked out,” said the woman, who is protected by a publication ban between large moments of silence and sobbing.

“I think I buried this in the depths on my soul.”

Roughly 20 months later she reported the incident to Victoria Police in October of 2021.

In the courtroom Thursday, Jacob wore a blue suit jacket over a red plaid shirt, with a Malayalam translator, a language spoken mainly in India in the state of Kerala.

Complicating this case is the public nature of the allegations, which popped up on social media in March of 2021 on the now deleted Survivor Stories Project Instagram account.

Jacob’s defence’s position is that some of the women swapped stories, potentially contaminating their evidence or testimony.

More: https://cheknews.ca/...-trial-1218463/

 

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Port Hardy man gets six years for sexual assault after breaking into woman's home

 

Ronald David Louie Walkus, 40, was found guilty in February of breaking and entering and sexually assaulting the woman in her Port Hardy home.

A Port Hardy man has been sentenced to six years in prison for forcing his way into a woman’s home and sexually assaulting her three years ago.

Ronald David Louie Walkus, 40, was found guilty in February of breaking and entering and sexually assaulting the woman in her Port Hardy home.

The victim, referred to in a sentencing decision as D.W., testified that Walkus knocked on her front door around 11 p.m. on Oct. 20, 2021. When she asked who was at the door, he said: “It’s Ronnie,” the decision says.

D.W. did not know Walkus personally but had heard of him.

She told Walkus he was not welcome in her apartment and should leave, but he forced his way in.

Walkus forced D.W. into her bedroom and pinned her to the bed, removing her clothes while she struggled and yelled for help. He forced sexual intercourse without D.W.’s consent.

Walkus left her apartment after D.W. said she was calling the police. Port Hardy RCMP officers arrived around 12:20 a.m. and did not find Walkus at the apartment.

D.W. went to the hospital in Port McNeill for a forensic examination. Walkus’s DNA wasrecovered from D.W.’s vagina. 

His lawyer argued at trial that he and D.W. were in a relationship and that he was regularly using alcohol and crack cocaine, leading to blackouts.

Walkus accepted that he sexually assaulted D.W. but believed it happened during a blackout and said he had no memory of the event.

D.W. said she has been in constant fear when out in public since the assault. She said she struggles with anxiety and panic and has undergone counselling as a result. She fears Walkus will come to her work or her home.

In sentencing Walkus to six years in prison, Brongers considered factors laid out in a Gladue report

Walkus had a difficult childhood in a “household plagued by alcoholism, poverty, abuse and neglect,” the sentencing decision by Brongers says.

Walkus has struggled with alcohol addiction his entire adult life and periods of heavy crack cocaine use. 

Walkus’s criminal record, which includes 63 convictions, the first when he was 19 years old and the most recent a conviction for a sexual assault that took place three months before the assault on D.W.

Walkus’s sentence is reduced by credit for time served. His remaining sentence is about four years and nine months.
 

More: https://www.timescol...ns-home-9642140

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Victim of violent Nanaimo attack seen on video could have history with attacker: RCMP

Police are still looking for the assailant, but say the attack was so violent, the two individuals may be connected

A screenshot from surveillance video of the assault outside a tattoo shop on Nicol Street in Nanaimo. 

Nanaimo RCMP are still looking for an assailant who violently attacked someone sitting outside a tattoo shop on Nicol Street, and now believe there might be a connection between the two.

Reserve Const. Gary O’Brien said “It’s so violent, we don’t think it’s a random incident, based on the evidence we’ve developed.”

A surveillance video obtained by CHEK News shows a group of people on the sidewalk at the tattoo storefront at about 10:30 a.m when the assailant appears to punch the victim in the head, knocking them over.

After that, there is a flurry of punches and kicks, and the victim is stomped on — even after they have stopped moving. The attacker then drags the victim back to the storefront.

O’Brien said the victim remains in hospital with potentially “life-altering” injuries.

The attacker has not been identified. “We’re looking for him, we’re following up on active leads and we’re confident we’ll find him.”

More: https://www.timescol...er-rcmp-9642308

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Billboard Chris was allegedlay asaulted yesterday at the harbour, police arrested the suspect.

 

https://x.com/Billbo...588838838296758

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://x.com/ChrisJ...712279704777145

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 October 2024 - 06:07 AM.

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https://x.com/Billbo...588838838296758

 

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No jail time for man who fatally stabbed senior in Vancouver

 

 

 

A man who stabbed a senior to death in Vancouver's Biltmore Hotel building in 2020 has been given a conditional sentence for the killing, meaning he will not serve any jail time if he remains on good behaviour in the community.

 

Anthony Warren Woods, 31, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of 72-year-old Alex Gortmaker, who died of a single knife wound to the chest on the floor of the former hotel on Dec. 15, 2020.

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"During this interaction, Mr. Woods produced a knife and stabbed Mr. Gortmaker once in the upper left chest/collar bone area."

 

Woods then pushed the bleeding 72-year-old out of the elevator at the fifth floor where he fell to the ground. Woods rode the elevator back down to the second floor where he made his way to a balcony and leapt out onto a street-level electrical box and walked north on Prince Edward Street.

 

"When Mr. Woods jumped from the balcony, witnesses reported that he appeared frantic," the judge wrote.

 

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Despite his confession, Woods was released without charges or conditions after the interrogation. He remained free for nine months until, on Sept. 10, 2021, a manslaughter charged was approved and Woods was arrested on a warrant later that day, the judge wrote.

 

Woods remained in custody for seven months before his release the following April on conditions that he live at a recovery house and undergo treatment for addiction.

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The judge was ultimately convinced of the offender's lack of culpability in the killing, noting the abuse he suffered as a child and his intellectual disabilities.

 

"I find as a fact that his level of culpability was substantially reduced. My conclusion is based on the following collective factors; Mr. Woods's direct and indirect experiences as an Indigenous person, his significant cognitive deficits, his ADHD and to a lesser extent his state of intoxication," the judge wrote.

 

"Mr. Woods's impairments must not be considered in isolation from his experiences as an Indigenous person, that is they must be viewed collectively and in doing so it is inescapable that his impairments directly contributed to his offence."

 

 

 

https://bc.ctvnews.c..._source=twitter

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 October 2024 - 11:07 AM.

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Impaired driver involved in a pedestrian hit and run caught by police

 

West Shore

 

2024-10-11 13:02 PDT

File # 2024-19872

 

On October 10, at approximately 3:34 p.m., West Shore RCMP Frontline officers responded to a call of a hit and run collision that took place at the Peninsula Co-op Gas Station 890 Goldsteam Ave in Langford.

 

Officers attended the scene and learned that the driver of a Grey 2005 Mazda 3 is alleged to have driven into the victim at a slow rate of speed after being confronted about drinking and driving. The victim received non-life-threatening injuries and was treated on scene by B.C. Emergency Health Services.

 

Witnesses were able to provide the licence plate of the vehicle to police and Frontline officers quickly tracked down the driver of the Mazda who was arrested for impaired driving and assault with a weapon. The suspect, who is identified as a 66-year-old man, provided samples of his breath which indicated he had over twice the legal limit of alcohol that was allowed in his blood. The Mazda was impounded and suspect was released with an Appearance Notice and issued a 90-day driving prohibition.

 

West Shore RCMP will be forwarding a detailed report to Crown Counsel for consideration of criminal charges regarding impaired driving and assault with a weapon.

 

 

Released by:

 

Cpl. Nancy Saggar
Media Relations Officer
West Shore RCMP