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Weekly Media Release for May 29 – June 4, 2023

The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 90 calls for service this past week. 2023-1463 Drive without Insurance On May 30th, the Oak Bay Police were in the area of Beach Dr and Dorset Rd conducting traffic enforcement when an officer observed a vehicle approaching them. A valid insurance check revealed that the vehicle had Continue Reading

Weekly Media Release for May 22 to 23, 2023

The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 63 calls for service this past week. 2023-1415 Assist Federal Agency On May 24th, the Oak Bay Police and Transport Canada were at Willows beach conducting paddle board and pleasure boat education and enforcement. Four paddle boarders were educated regarding the Transport Canada requirement to wear a life Continue Reading

Weekly Media Release for May 15 to May 21, 2023

The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 89 calls for service this past week. 2023-1331  Motor Vehicle Collision On May 17, 2023, at approximately 1:18am, Police received a report of a motor vehicle collision in the 100 block of Beach Drive. The caller reported they heard a crash outside their residence and went to see Continue Reading

Weekly Media Release for May 8 to May 14, 2023

The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 73 calls for service this past week. OBPD 2023-1256: Suspicious Circumstance On May 9, 2023, at approximately 10:00am, Police received a report of a suspicious male in the area of Foul Bay Rd and Watson St.  A student at Lansdowne Middle School reported they had missed their bus Continue Reading

Media Release for Apr. 30 – May 7, 2023

The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 100 calls for service this past week. 1 May 2023 – Warrant of Arrest Executed (File 2023-1159) On the 1st of May OBPD received an arrest warrant from BC Probation for a youth who was on conditions to be under bail supervision after committing an assault and causing Continue Reading

Weekly Media Release for Apr. 23 – Apr. 30, 2023

The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 98 calls for service this past week. April 23rd, 2023 THEFT OB23-1042 On the 23rd of April Oak Bay Police attended the Oak Bay Rec Centre located at 1975 Bee Street. Staff there advised that a suspicious male was captured on CCTV rifling through personal items in the Continue Reading

Weekly Media Release for Apr. 16 – Apr. 23, 2023

The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 74 calls for service this past week. April 17, 2023 – Good Samaritan returns wallet to owner (file 23-978) A good Samaritan returned a found wallet to the OBPD front desk staff, and efforts were made to locate the owner of the property. The owner and wallet were Continue Reading

Weekly Media Release for Apr. 9 – Apr. 15, 2023

The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 67 calls for service that week. On April 9th, OBPD attended the area of Beach Drive at Monterey Avenue in regard to Mischief to Property. Unknown person(s) had caused damage as they placed graffiti on the sea wall at this location. Photographs were taken of the graffiti and Continue Reading

Weekly Media Release for Apr. 3 – Apr. 9, 2023

The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 60 calls for service during this period. On April 3, 2023, at 8:17 PM, the Oak Bay Police were conducting speed enforcement on Beach Drive. A vehicle was observed travelling well over the posted speed limit of 40km/h. A LIDAR speed measuring device was used to target the Continue Reading

Weekly Media Release for Mar. 27 to Apr. 2, 2023

The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 62 calls for service during this period. On March 29, 2023, at 9:10 pm, OBPD Officers responded to a report mischief in the 900 block of Oliver St. A resident reported that a male ran up to their front door and kicked it. This was the second incident Continue Reading

Weekly Media Release for March 20th – 27th, 2023.

OBPD responded to 62 calls for service during this period. On March 21, 2023, at approximately 10:03am, the Oak Bay Police received a report from a resident concerned about a man with a bicycle near the 800 block of St Patrick Street. Officers attended and located the man, who matched the description provided, who was Continue Reading

Weekly Media Release – March 13 to 19, 2023

The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 77 calls for service that week. On March 13th OBPD attended the 2800 block of Foul Bay Rd. for a report of a theft of an E-bike. Sometime overnight, unknown person(s) likely used a mechanical tool to cut the lock and steal the bike from the property. The Continue Reading

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