One man is in custody after police were called to an incident at the Castaway Motel in Nanaimo. Photo credit: Justin Baumgardner, VistaRadio
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Update: Police incident at Nanaimo motel sees partial closure of Terminal Avenue

Justin Baumgardner
By Justin Baumgardner

Update as of 11:30 a.m.: Police say traffic is no longer being rerouted.

One man is in custody after Nanaimo RCMP were called to the Castaway Motel this morning. 

According to police, a portion of Terminal Avenue is still closed between Vancouver Street and Mount Benson Street for the ongoing investigation, but they say the road should reopen soon. 

There has been no official word on the nature of the incident, but police on the scene are asking motorists to take caution and follow the directions of officers.  

More information will be released as the story develops. 

Justin Baumgardner
Justin Baumgardner
Justin is a local reporter in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, and is based in Duncan. He has worked in radio for over three years, with all of them in British Columbia. He was previously at 91.7 Coast FM in Nanaimo and also has shows on 95.7 Coast FM, and the weekend show on 89.7 Sun FM. When he is not on the air, he can be found travelling the island and enjoying everything that beautiful British Columbia has to offer.

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