The ‘Rifflandia Festival’ will be taking place from September 15-18 this year. The festival features a number of musical events that happen at various locations around the city of Victoria. The events take place at venues that have been pre-approved by the City of Victoria and are supposed to conclude at a reasonable hour each Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police Department continues to receive calls from concerned residents regarding attempted telephone fraud. We urge people to resist demands to turn over personal information regardless of the pressure or intimidation of the caller. If you think the call may be illegitimate, hang up immediately. Legitimate organizations will never ask for private details Continue Reading
On August 15th, police received a report of a break-in to a construction site in north Oak Bay. A number of tools were taken. The matter is still under investigation. On August 15th, police were called to a business in central Oak Bay where a vehicle had driven into the side of the building. The Continue Reading
On August 8th, police were called to investigate an altercation between two males over their dogs fighting. One male received an injury to his head that required treatment. The matter is still under investigation. On August 12th, police were called to a business on Cadboro Bay Road for a report of theft. Sometime overnight, one Continue Reading
August 1-2: There were 34 calls for service, and consisted mainly of routine investigations, including false alarms, parking, bylaw, and traffic complaints. August 3: There were 7 calls for service, and consisted mainly of routine calls, however, one theft was reported to police. The theft occurred when someone stole items from the Diabetes Donation box. Continue Reading
On July 27th police received seven reports from various citizens residing in the Plymouth Rd / Cardiff Pl / Henderson Rd district that their motor vehicles had been entered sometime overnight. In each case the vehicles were left unlocked and were rummaged through with minor thefts occurring in some of the incidents. Police remind residents Continue Reading
On July 17th during the overnight hours an unknown person/s entered an apartment building in the 2000 block of Oak Bay Ave. where they allegedly stole a band saw. An older white single-cab pickup with a black roof and noisy exhaust was observed in the area. The theft was not confirmed but the Police Department Continue Reading
Monday, July 11th, (#16 – 2451): Police responded to a call of an intoxicated male who was climbing over residents fences in the south end of Oak Bay. The male was located, arrested for being intoxicated in public place and transported to cells to sober up. Wednesday, July 13th, (#16 – 2477): Information was obtained Continue Reading
Tuesday, July 4th (#16 – 2378): A small boat anchored off shore in the 1500 block of Beach Drive had a number of items removed from it sometime over the past 6 days. Wednesday, July 6th, : Sometime overnight an insecure vehicle was entered in central Oak Bay. The owner of the vehicle also noticed Continue Reading
Tuesday, June 28th, (#16 – 2278): Syringes and drug paraphernalia was located in a parking lot across from Oak Bay High School. The items were likely intended for IV drug use. Tuesday, June 29th, (#16 – 2281): During a foot patrol, a uniformed member of the Oak Bay Police observed someone using marijuana on Willows Continue Reading
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On June 20th, two thefts were reported from residences in Central Oak Bay. A gang box full of tolls was taken from one residence and two outboard motors were taken from another. The matters are still under investigation. On June 20th, damage to light standards was reported to police along Beach Drive. The iconic globes, Continue Reading