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
Conservation Officers believe that the cougar that was tranquilized and relocated from the James Bay area was most likely the same as that reported to have been in the south Oak Bay area earlier in the week. While it is unlikely that there is a cougar in the Oak Bay area at this time, Vancouver Island Continue Reading
On October 2nd, 2015 at 0809 hrs the Oak Bay Police Department received two apparently credible reports of a cougar in the backyards of residences in the 800 block of Linkleas Ave and Byng St’s. Police and a Conservation Officer searched the area but did not locate an animal. This is the fourth similar call Continue Reading
There have been several reports over the past two days of a possible cougar sighting in the south Oak Bay area. Police currently investigating, Conservation Officer and local schools have been notified. Residents are asked to be mindful regarding children and small pets.
On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 1:00 pm the British Columbia Law Enforcement Memorial Service, hosted by the Oak Bay Police Department and BC Corrections, will take place at the British Columbia Legislature grounds. The British Columbia Law Enforcement Memorial Service coincides with the National Police & Peace Officers’ Memorial held in Ottawa on the Continue Reading
On September 14th a victim called police to report he lent his car to a person he just met. The suspect never returned and the vehicle was later recovered in Victoria. No charges to be pursued by the victim. On September 15th a speeding vehicle was stopped on Henderson Road. An odour of liquor was noted on Continue Reading