Police are hoping the public can help identify a person of interest, seen near a vehicle in the early morning hours of June 6 near the Vancouver Island Military Museum. (Image Credit: Nanaimo RCMP)
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Jun 17, 2026 | 1:53 PM
NANAIMO — Local Mounties are looking to identify a person seen near a vehicle after someone broke a window and stole a shotgun located inside.
Between midnight and 11 a.m. on June 6, a Mossberg 500 Mossy Oak 12-gauge pump-action shotgun was taken from a vehicle parked near the Vancouver Island Military Museum on Cameron Rd. in the city’s downtown.
RCMP Reserve Cst. Gary O’Brien said the owner of the vehicle and the gun found a rear passenger window smashed and the weapon missing late in the morning.
“We have a CCTV image of an individual that is near the vehicle. We can’t ascertain if this person is the actual person who broke into it, but chances are this person may know something about this.”
