On Sept 17, 2014 at approx. 12:05am Police checked a motor vehicle at Cattle Point whose occupants were smoking marihuana. Police seized 12 grams of marihuana. A field sobriety test was conducted on the driver resulting in the issuance of a 24 hour driving prohibition and the vehicle being removed from the roadway. On Sept Continue Reading
On November 10th at 7:55 pm, police located two males drinking beer on Oak Bay Avenue. The liquor was poured out and the two males were issued violation tickets for consuming liquor in a public place. On November 11th at 12:13 am, police stopped a vehicle for a burnt out headlight on King George Terrace. Continue Reading
On April 9th at 10:30 pm police received a complaint of Break and Enter from a resident in the 400 block of Newport Ave. The complainant had left one of her two automobiles parked on the driveway and the other automobile parked inside the garage. The vehicle outside had been left unlocked and an unknown Continue Reading
On November 3rd, a resident on Estevan Ave reported an expensive Halloween decoration had been stolen, valued at $200. On November 4th, a resident on Neil Street reported finding two laptop computers plugged into the outside receptacle of his residence, apparently charging. A check of the serial numbers shows the two laptops stolen. They were Continue Reading
Oak Bay Cenotaph: 2800 Beach Drive This year, the Remembrance Day ceremony in Oak Bay will be held on Tuesday, November 11th at the Oak Bay Cenotaph. Everyone is welcome to attend this annual ceremony. The ceremony will commence at 10:55 a.m. Note: Traffic on Beach Drive in the 2800 Block will be shut down during the ceremony. The Continue Reading
On June 29th, police issued a 3 day Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) to an Oak Bay resident after they were stopped for speeding on Beach Dr. A small bag of marijuana was also seized from the vehicle. On June 30th, police responded to 2 theft calls. One of the thefts occurred when someone stole a Continue Reading
Police responded to 4 complaints of fireworks usage over the days surrounding Hallowe’en. There was no damage and the culprits were not located. Police responded to 5 house parties and a young female was transported to the hospital due to extreme alcohol intoxication. On October 30th, police assisted Oak Bay Fire with traffic control due Continue Reading
Over this past week, Oak Bay Police members responded to 75 calls for service. On Tuesday, the 21 Oct, two thefts were reported to police, one theft involved property being stolen from a house under renovation, no suspects, and the second theft involved the theft of a bicycle from the area of the Oak Bay Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police and Oak Bay Fire Department are hosting a public open house and equipment and technology expo at the Oak Bay Fireman’s Park at 1703 Monterey Ave. on Saturday, October 18, between 11 am and 3 pm. Featured will be some of our partner agencies and the specialty services that we have Continue Reading
On September 29th Oak Bay police received a report of theft of a diamond necklace valued at $13,000. The necklace went missing from a residence in the University Woods area. No apparent break-in was believed to have occurred but the investigation is ongoing. On September 29th at 11:20 pm police were conducting speed enforcement in Continue Reading
The suspect in the break and enter that occurred in the 800 block of Foul Bay Rd yesterday has now appeared in Provincial court and will be remanded in custody until October 8th. Shaun Clifford Wickens, 37 years, has been charged with Break and Enter, Assault with a Weapon, Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Uttering Threats Continue Reading
At approximately 1:30 pm on Tuesday, September 30 the Oak Bay Police responded to a 911 call of a break and enter in progress in the 800 block of Foul Bay Rd, where a resident found a male breaking into his house through a window. The male then fled and the resident chased him out Continue Reading