Police responded to three reports of vehicles being entered in south Oak Bay this past week. One occurred in the 2200 block of Windsor Rd where two iPods and $50 change was taken from an unlocked vehicle, another occurred in the 800 block of Newport Ave where some cash was removed from a vehicle and Continue Reading
The Oak Bay Police have been receiving many complaints of a fraudulent scam in the past week involving e-mails allegedly from iTunes asking for personal information and financial details, credit card numbers etc. It has been established that this is indeed a scam and the iTunes Store has issued a warning on their website confirming Continue Reading
On July 28th at approx. 4:00 pm police stopped a vehicle on Monterey Ave, when the driver was observed to not be wearing his seatbelt. Police then discovered that the driver was prohibited from driving for 5 months starting July 10, 2014. The driver was charged with prohibited driving and his vehicle was impounded. On Continue Reading
On July 22nd, at 4:40 pm, two women were walking along Willows Beach when a man in his 40’s stood up from where he was sitting without any clothes on. When they walked around him he began committing an indecent act by masturbating. When they looked back, the male was putting his clothes back on. Continue Reading
On June 9th at approx. 2:00 pm police attended a motor vehicle accident on Foul Bay Road at the intersection with Leighton Street. A Ford sedan was proceeding north on Foul Bay Road and came to a stop at the crosswalk by Leighton St to allow a pedestrian to cross. A Dodge pick-up was also north Continue Reading
July 11th – A boat was boarded in Cadboro Bay and a number of items of value were removed. The boat sustained minor damage as a result of the theft. July 12th – A vehicle was stopped during an impaired driving roadblock on Cadboro Bay Road and Eastdowne Road. The driver who smelled of liquor, Continue Reading
June 23 – The theft of a bicycle and marine battery occurred in the 900 block of Beach Drive. The items were in a carport and not in a secured enclosure. A dinghy was stolen from a slip at the Oak Bay Marina, 1300 block of Beach Drive. The dinghy was properly secured but this didn’t Continue Reading
On the 28th of June, the Oak Bay Police were called regarding a suspicious circumstance involving a male attempting to lure a female jogger into his vehicle. At approximately noon on Saturday, a 19 year old female was jogging on Cadboro Bay Road near Oak Bay High School when a male described as white in Continue Reading
On the 11th of June, the Oak Bay Police investigated a number of thefts from vehicles in the South Oak Bay area. A number of items were stolen from a variety of cars in a two block radius, but one theft was significant in monetary value as well as sentimental value. A Nikon D70s digital Continue Reading
On June 2nd shortly after midnight an officer stopped a GMC Yukon for speeding on Cadboro Bay Road near Foul Bay Road. The vehicle struck the curb while pulling over and the driver tried putting the transmission into park while the vehicle was still in motion. The driver displayed symptoms of alcohol consumption and a Continue Reading
It is the simplest of all traffic control devices and traffic laws – the stop sign. Stop. It’s one of the first words we learn in childhood: “stop teasing your sister”; “stop jumping on the bed”; “stop your complaining”. It shouldn’t be difficult to understand but most drivers don’t seem to grasp the notion that Continue Reading
On May 26th at 7:00 am, police responded to a single vehicle crash on Beach Drive at King George Terrace. A Nissan Sentra was southbound on Beach Drive and failed to negotiate the turn at King George Terrace. The vehicle left the roadway and collided with a tree, causing the airbags to deploy. The driver Continue Reading