The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 72 calls for service this week. MVI – Motorcycle / Immediate Roadside Prohibition On May 3, shortly after 11pm, a motorcycle crashed in the 200 block King George Terrace. The 37-year-old rider lost control before the bend, slid onto the sidewalk and then into a bush. A witness Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 60 calls for service this week. Prohibited Driver / Immediate Roadside Prohibition On April 26, 2025, around 4:00pm, an officer saw a car turning eastbound on Oak Bay Ave from Foul Bay Rd. The officer determined the license plate was registered to a prohibited driver. Police conducted a Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 81 calls for service this week. Theft from Motor Vehicle On April 13, 2025, at approximately 9:10 a.m., Oak Bay Police received a report of a theft from a motor vehicle overnight in the 1700 block of Lulie Street. Approximately $2,000 worth of power tools were stolen from Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 60 calls for service this week. Traffic Stop and Driving Prohibition On April 5, 2025, at 10:40 p.m., an officer on patrol observed a vehicle on Foul Bay Road near Townley Road without headlights. The driver, a 42-year-old female, was found to have consumed alcohol and registered a Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 60 calls for service this week. Prohibited Driver On March 22nd at 8:47 PM, OBPD conducted traffic enforcement on Cadboro Bay Rd near Hibbens Close. An officer observed a vehicle traveling southbound on Cadboro Bay Rd at an estimated speed of 65 kph. The driver failed to produce Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 61 calls for service this week. During this week, Oak Bay Police issued 15 violations tickets for various moving offences under the Motor Vehicle Act. Excessive Speed On the evening of March 17, 2025, an Oak Bay Officer was conducting speed enforcement on Henderson Road, just north of Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 61 calls for service this week. Jury Duty Fraud Scam The Oak Bay Police Department is warning the public about a jury duty fraud scam following an incident reported on March 12, 2025. Oak Bay Police were alerted to an attempted fraud where an Oak Bay resident was Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 62 calls for service this week. Impaired Driver on Beach Drive On March 4, 2025, at approximately 7:12 PM, while conducting traffic enforcement on Beach Drive, police investigated a vehicle for speeding, traveling 20 km/h over the posted speed limit. The driver, a 42-year-old Saanich resident, was found Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 60 calls for service this week. Stolen Outboard Engine Recovered On February 28, with assistance from the RCMP Marine Border Enforcement Team, officers recovered a stolen outboard engine from a sailboat moored near Esplanade and Estevan Ave. Officers had several conversations with the owner of the boat, who Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 66 calls for service this week. Arson On February 11, 2025, at approximately 9:25 a.m., OBPD was called to Oak Bay High School regarding a fire in the girls’ bathroom. Upon arrival, police learned that a fire had been deliberately set in the lower-level southeast girls’ bathroom. The Continue Reading
On the 11th of February 2025 at 9:25 AM, Oak Bay Police were requested by Oak Bay Fire to assist with a fire in the girl’s bathroom of Oak Bay High School. The small fire had been lit in the lower-level Southeast girl’s bathroom. Staff at the high school quickly extinguished the blaze. The school Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police Department responded to 46 calls for service this week. Hit and Run Collision – Request for Public Assistance The Oak Bay Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run collision that occurred in the 2400 block of Beach Drive in the early hours of February 7, 2025. At approximately 11:51 a.m. police received Continue Reading