On February 4th police received a report of theft that occurred sometime in the previous six weeks. The complainant had his boat moored in Cadboro Bay but it washed ashore during a storm. Stolen from the boat were a Nissan 15 hp short leg motor and a Mercury 7.5 hp motor. Also stolen was a Continue Reading
On January 26th police received five reports of vehicles entered by having their windows smashed. Various items were stolen from each vehicle. The thefts occurred on Musgrave Street, Topp Ave and Burdick Ave. Police remind all residents that nothing of value should be left inside a parked vehicle. Doing so is an invite for bad guys Continue Reading
At approximately 7 pm on Friday night, the 29th of January, the Oak Bay Police responded to a report from a 10 year old girl about a man who had approached her while she played with friends at Windsor Park. The girl and her friends were playing in the park when she got separated from Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police have recently completed their annual year in review report for 2015. Highlights of the report focus on case load and crime statistics, training and courses offered to officers, community policing initiatives, high visibility policing strategies and integrated police partnerships. Coordinated and collaborative efforts between the police department and other municipal departments Continue Reading
On January 7th, at 3am, police were called to the University of Victoria, Faculty Club to investigate a reported Break and Enter. It was found that a window beside the main door to that building had been smashed and entry had been gained. Inside the building, significant damage had been caused. A 21 year old Continue Reading
On December 29th, police received a report of two unlocked vehicles being entered overnight in the Tod Rd area. Police remind the public to ensure their vehicles are locked and that nothing of value including charging cords are left inside. On December 30th, sometime over night or in the early morning hours a gray 2014 Continue Reading
On November 10th at approximately 10 pm police responded to a report of a hit and run collision on Neil Street by Foul Bay Rd. A white Dodge pick-up side-swiped a parked Nissan truck. The impact tore the front bumper off the Dodge truck and the offending vehicle did not stop. The Dodge then turned Continue Reading
October 30, 2015 – Oak Bay Police were conducting an impaired driving roadblock on Foul Bay Rd by Camosun College. At approx. 9:40 pm a car was checked that had an odour of burned cannabis inside. The driver admitted having consumed marihuana and turned over a small amount in a baggie to police. The driver was Continue Reading
October 20 – During the night unlocked vehicles in the Sandowne Rd, Oakdowne Rd and Allenby St area were entered with various items being reported missing. October 21 – During the night an unlocked vehicle in the Lansdowne Rd area was entered. Nothing reported stolen. October 22 – In the early morning hours, Oak Bay Police member Continue Reading
On October 16th, the Oak Bay Police received a call of a cougar sighting by a young girl on Central Ave near Monterey Ave, and a photo that had allegedly been taken of it lying in the grass. The photo was sent to the Conservation Officers who confirmed it was a photo of a cougar. Continue Reading
On October 15th the Oak Bay Police received a report from a local resident of a suspected shooting of a deer. The resident states that a white van that was seen driving around their street at approximately 7:30 pm on the 14th, and there was a few deer gathered on the boulevard. The complainant then Continue Reading
Officers from the Saanich Police Department and the Oak Bay Police Department converged upon the Camosun College Lansdowne campus after a cougar was observed in the early morning hours. At approximately 1:10 a.m., a member of the security staff observed the cougar in the north parking lot of the campus in close proximity to Foul Continue Reading