Close X
Sunday, November 17, 2024
ADVT 
National

Nanaimo Boy OK After Man Threatens To Punch Him, Then Steals His Bike

The Canadian Press, 04 Apr, 2017 12:10 PM
    NANAIMO, B.C. — RCMP in Nanaimo, B.C., are searching for a bully who threatened to punch a nine-year-old boy and then stole the youngster's bicycle.
     
    Const. Gary O'Brien says it happened outside the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre at about 5 p.m. on March 25, as the boy was standing with his brother.
     
    According to the children, the man approached, asked them for the time and then said, "Time to steal your bike."
     
    He threatened to punch the child before forcibly taking the mountain bike, described as a grey Devinci Jackson.
     
    Video surveillance shows the suspect is a short Caucasian man, between 25 and 35 years old, with a thin build and short blond hair.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Death Of Man Found Stabbed In Richmond, B.C., Was Targeted: Police

    Death Of Man Found Stabbed In Richmond, B.C., Was Targeted: Police
    RCMP say 24-year-old Francis Le was found unresponsive in the parking lot of Richmond General Hospital on Friday night.

    Death Of Man Found Stabbed In Richmond, B.C., Was Targeted: Police

    Police Investigation Into Missing Couple And Grandson Involved A Trip To Mexico

    Police Investigation Into Missing Couple And Grandson Involved A Trip To Mexico
    CALGARY — Police travelled to Mexico as part of their early investigation into the disappearance of a Calgary couple and their five-year-old grandson.

    Police Investigation Into Missing Couple And Grandson Involved A Trip To Mexico

    Canadian Protesters Decry Trump's U.S. Travel Ban; Urge Trudeau Action

    Canadian Protesters Decry Trump's U.S. Travel Ban; Urge Trudeau Action
    Protesters, who also expressed sympathy for the victims of Sunday's mosque massacre in Quebec City, blocked traffic, held placards, chanted, and marched a short distance to city hall and back to the consulate as police kept an eye on them.

    Canadian Protesters Decry Trump's U.S. Travel Ban; Urge Trudeau Action

    Police Identify Man Shot, Killed At Hotel In Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

    Police Identify Man Shot, Killed At Hotel In Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
    VANCOUVER — Police have identified a man who was killed following a shooting in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

    Police Identify Man Shot, Killed At Hotel In Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

    Vancouver Father-Son Duo Build 3D Printer To Send To The Moon

    Vancouver Father-Son Duo Build 3D Printer To Send To The Moon
    VANCOUVER — For Alex and Sergei Dobrianski, the building blocks of an upcoming revolution in the space industry are found in moon dust.

    Vancouver Father-Son Duo Build 3D Printer To Send To The Moon

    Don't Call Us Junkies Or Addicts: People Who Use Illicit Drugs Say Lingo Matters

     Calling someone a junkie was once the norm, but many people who use illicit drugs and those who treat them say the word addict is just as stigmatizing

    Don't Call Us Junkies Or Addicts: People Who Use Illicit Drugs Say Lingo Matters