On Feb 10th an Island Rd resident reported that they had some time ago thrown out several blank cheques and that now one of them had been cashed in Victoria for almost $1,000 by a person not known to them. The public is reminded to always destroy cheques and personal documents before disposing of them to Continue Reading
Oak Bay Police responded to 79 calls for service. On January 26th, Oak Bay Police attended to a report of an industrial accident at the Oak Bay High School construction site. A worker fell from a ladder at approximately 25 feet hitting his head. The worker was transported to hospital with fractures and is listed Continue Reading
On January 22nd at 9:00 pm police were called to a complaint of youths breaking street lamp covers along the area of Lansdowne Rd and Midland Rd. Five broken lamps were located but the youths were gone upon police arrival and were not identified. A few weeks earlier a couple of street lamp covers were broken Continue Reading
On January 12th Oak Bay Police responded to a report of an attempted Break and Enter at the MacLaurin Building at UVic on the first floor of the building where a variety of musical instruments were kept. No entry was made and no property was taken. Also on January 12th Oak Bay Police received four Continue Reading
On January 6th, police attended the intersection of Nottingham and Dufferin for a two vehicle collision. A southbound vehicle on Nottingham was struck by a second vehicle that failed to stop at the stop sign on Dufferin and Nottingham. Airbags were deployed in both vehicles. The occupants of the first vehicle were transported to hospital. Continue Reading
On December 29th, a large quantity of copper pipe was reported stolen from the construction site at the new Oak Bay High School between the evening of December 24th and the morning of December 29th. Possible leads are being followed up by investigators. On December 31st, police were called to a residence in south Oak Continue Reading
A lone male walked into the Oak Bay Gold, Silver and Coin shop at 2029 Oak Bay Avenue at approximately 4:48 pm and demanded cash from the business owner who was working alone in the store. A weapon was produced and an unknown amount of cash was taken. The suspect is described as a Caucasian Continue Reading
Monday, December 8 A witness observed lumber being removed from a construction site in the 2500 McNeill Avenue. The witness obtained a license plate number which lead to the investigator identifying a suspect. Friday, December 12 A collision occurred involving a vehicle and a baby stroller at Beach Drive and Estevan in the crosswalk. The Continue Reading
On December 12, 2014, at approximately 8:00pm, Oak Bay Police Department Officers swiftly responded to an attempted robbery at Tomley’s Market located at 2897 Foul Bay Rd. Oak Bay, British Columbia. Just before 8:00pm, a lone man entered the market and approached the cashier, handed her an empty plastic grocery bag and told her to Continue Reading
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Three theft from autos occurred in the 1600 block of Foul Bay Road, 2000 block of Byron Street, and 1700 Elgin Road. In all three the thefts the vehicles were not locked, the contents were tossed and the focus of the thief was loose change. People need to LOCK their cars. Continue Reading
Sometime during the day on November 26th, an unknown person(s) accessed an unlocked tool box that was in the back of a pickup truck which was parked on Theatre Lane. The person(s) stole a number of power tools with a value of approximately $1200. Possible suspects may be a male and female in their 20’s Continue Reading
November 18th Sometime overnight an unknown person(s) entered a couple vehicles in the Oak Bay area. One of the vehicles was parked on Foul Bay Rd and the contents were rifled through but nothing appears to be missing. The other vehicle was parked on Dalhousie and an iPod touch was stolen. There were no signs Continue Reading