Close X
Sunday, November 17, 2024
ADVT 
National

Firearms Among Stolen Items Seized At Home Near Nanaimo, B.C.: Police

The Canadian Press, 04 Jun, 2015 12:29 PM
  • Firearms Among Stolen Items Seized At Home Near Nanaimo, B.C.: Police
NANAIMO, B.C. — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say two people have been arrested after officers seized thousands of dollars worth of stolen property at a home in the community of Cedar. 
 
Const. Gary O'Brien says four people were in the residence and that a 31-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were taken into custody Tuesday night.
 
Police say many of the goods were allegedly stolen during a recent break-in at the media studies department at Vancouver Island University.
 
O'Brien says firearms and hundreds of keys were also part of the haul from other break and enters throughout Nanaimo.
 
The man and woman were expected to make a court appearance Wednesday on various criminal charges.
 
O'Brien says police will be trying to return the stolen items to their rightful owners.

MORE National ARTICLES

Second Man Arrested In Stabbing Death Of Homeless Man In Surrey

Second Man Arrested In Stabbing Death Of Homeless Man In Surrey
SURREY, B.C. — A manslaughter charge has been laid against a second man following the 2014 stabbing death in Surrey, B.C., of a retired, widowed mill worker who was homeless.

Second Man Arrested In Stabbing Death Of Homeless Man In Surrey

Another Drive-By Shooting In Surrey As Police Warn Of Turf War

Another Drive-By Shooting In Surrey As Police Warn Of Turf War
Police are investigating another shooting in Surrey, B.C., a day after investigators revealed that gang rivalry is involved in a number of similar incidents. Surrey RCMP received several calls at about 1 a.m. Wednesday from witnesses who heard gunshots.

Another Drive-By Shooting In Surrey As Police Warn Of Turf War

Modi's Canadian Visit Kicks Off With Deal To Buy Tonnes Of Saskatchewan Uranium

Modi's Canadian Visit Kicks Off With Deal To Buy Tonnes Of Saskatchewan Uranium
OTTAWA — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began the first full day of his visit to Canada by signing a deal to buy more than 3,000 tonnes of Saskatchewan uranium over the next five years to fuel his country's power reactors.

Modi's Canadian Visit Kicks Off With Deal To Buy Tonnes Of Saskatchewan Uranium

India's Parrot Lady To Fly Back Home From Canada

India's Parrot Lady To Fly Back Home From Canada
India's Parrot Lady' is to return home, after Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday handed over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi the 800-year-old Indian sandstone sculpture of a woman holding a parrot.

India's Parrot Lady To Fly Back Home From Canada

Canada's Indian Community To Give Rock Star Welcome To Modi

Canada's Indian Community To Give Rock Star Welcome To Modi
Modi was welcomed by Canadian Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney and Indian High Commissioner Vishnu Prakash and a large number of Indo-Canadian leaders on his arrival at Ottawa airport from Germany.

Canada's Indian Community To Give Rock Star Welcome To Modi

Langley Man Given Prison Time After Attack, Fire Involving Estranged Wife

Langley Man Given Prison Time After Attack, Fire Involving Estranged Wife
LANGLEY, B.C. — A man who attacked his estranged wife and her teenage daughter before setting their Langley, B.C., home on fire has been sentenced to a decade behind bars.

Langley Man Given Prison Time After Attack, Fire Involving Estranged Wife