April 10th, 2017 The Oak Bay Police Department received a report of a bicycle theft at Oak Bay High School. The culprit forcibly removed the lock and stole the bicycle from the designated bicycle rack area. The following description was provided by the owner: Bright green 2007 Norco Big Foot with hydraulic disc brakes, black Continue Reading
On March 28th, police were conducting a roadblock on Beach Drive near Windsor Rd. The officer noted an odour of marihuana coming from the vehicle. The driver performed poorly on the Standardized Field Sobriety test, and so was transported to the Oak Bay Police office where a more thorough Drug Recognition Expert test could be Continue Reading
On March 20th, police were called to a house under construction in central Oak Bay. Sometime overnight, thieves broke in to the house and stole a quantity of Makita brand tools. On March 22nd, police were called by employees of an Oak Bay bank to intercept a male who had tried to set up an Continue Reading
March 14th, 2017 A locked bike was reported stolen sometime within the past 3 weeks from the UVic area. It is described as a black/orange 2015 Trek Marlin. March 16th, 2017 During an impaired road block held in the evening police issued a 24 hr driving prohibition to a driver which also resulted in their Continue Reading
March 6th, 2017 Sometime during the weekend a vehicle drove onto the grass field at Windsor Park causing damage to the baseball field. A vehicle, parked in the 3200 blk Woodburn Ave, was forcibly entered sometime during the weekend. The unknown suspect stole a small amount of money that was left in the vehicle. Another Continue Reading
On February 20th, police were called to a residence in Oak Bay for a possible domestic dispute. Investigation showed that one of the parties was suffering from some form of mental illness. They were transported to hospital. In the early morning hours of February 25th, police were called to Windsor Park for a complaint of Mischief. Continue Reading
On February 13th, police responded to a single motor vehicle incident on UVIC Ring Road. The vehicle drove through an area of the road that had been patched with asphalt and gravel. Due to the weather conditions the gravel in that patched area had dispersed leaving a dip. The impact blew the right front tire Continue Reading
On February 6th, in South Oak Bay the homeowner drove into their driveway and noted unknown male seated in another car they owned. The homeowner parked their car at which point the unknown male exited the second vehicle and fled the area. The male stole the following items from their vehicle: curling gear which included Continue Reading
On February 2, police were called to south Oak Bay to assist the Oak Bay Fire Department with traffic control for a house fire. No injuries were reported and a family pet was rescued. The house sustained significant damage. On February 4, police were called to a noise complaint in central Oak Bay. On arrival, Continue Reading
On January 23rd at 10:15 am, Oak Bay Police responded to a theft of a lime green Norco bicycle from the covered bike stand in front of the Oak Bay Recreation Centre. The culprit was observed to ride up on another bike, grind the lock off of the stolen bike, and leave the scene with both Continue Reading
On January 17th at 1:30am a citizen reported a male wearing a red ball cap trying to kick in the front door of the Oak Bay Gold, Silver & Coin Shop on Oak Bay Avenue. Police attended and found the glass to the front door had been smashed. Video surveillance showed a male approx. 5’8” tall Continue Reading
On January 01, 2017 at approx. 9:40am Oak Bay Police members were conducting a roadblock to detect impaired drivers on Henderson Road by Avondale. A 25 yr old driver was stopped and an odour of liquor detected on his breath. Subsequent roadside breath tests produced WARN readings and the motorist’s driver’s licence was immediately suspended Continue Reading