During the week of November 18th to November 24th, there were two files of note that both involved the theft, or attempted theft, of a vehicle. In the first instance, police were contacted on Monday, November 18th by a resident of the 2000 block of Allenby Street to report the attempted theft of her minivan Continue Reading
On November 11th, at 3:15 P.M. , police responded to a complaint of assault in the 2000 block of Cadboro Bay Road. A local resident and a business owner were arguing over long term parking when the resident allegedly assaulted the business owner. The investigation continues. On November 14th at 9:00, a fifteen year old Continue Reading
On Sunday November 4, 2013, a 50 year old man was kayaking near Discovery Island, when his kayak capsized, leaving him stranded in the water for more than three hours. Luckily he was rescued by efforts from the Oak Bay Sea Rescue, the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue and the Canadian Coast Guard. The Continue Reading
With sorrow we announce that earlier this morning Sgt. Dan McLean (Retired) passed away at his residence following a courageous battle against cancer. Sgt. McLean served with the Oak Bay Police Department for twenty one years from 1986 until his retirement in 2007. During that time he served as Vice President of the Oak Bay Continue Reading
On October 28th, 2013 Oak Bay Police investigated a Breach of Undertaking at an address in the 1000 block of Foul Bay Road where a 32 year old Saanich male made contact with a 30 year old Oak Bay female with whom the Court had ordered he abstain from having any contact. The male had Continue Reading
On Oct 21, 2013 Oak Bay Police assisted Victoria Police by attending to a motor vehicle accident on Fort Street at Fern Rd. A 32 yr old female from Victoria was driving her 1998 Acura westbound on Fort Street following behind a taxi. The taxi came to a stop at a red traffic light and Continue Reading
At approximately 11:20 am this morning the Oak Bay Police received a call from Monterey Middle School regarding an incident in which a young student had left his bicycle helmet on his bike and when he went to retrieve it, he observed an unknown man near the school grounds and the man had the students’ Continue Reading
Over this past week, Oak Bay Police Members (OBPD) responded to 79 calls for service. Of those 79 service calls, there were five mischiefs, three of which were the result of unknown person(s) breaking side mirrors of vehicles. There were also a number of false alarms, abandoned/false ”911” calls and various other service related type calls. During Continue Reading
The missing 14 year old teenager from Ucluelet, Zoey Pretorius, was located safely today near Richmond School after contacting a local family member. Zoey has since been reunited with her mother. Police thank the public for their assistance in locating this youth.
September 30, 2013 On Saturday, September 28th, Oak Bay Police attended the 900 block of Foul Bay when a tree came down on some power lines. When the member arrived he found someone trapped in a vehicle as a result of the tree falling. BC Hydro attended the scene and disconnected the power. Fortunately no one Continue Reading
September 30, 2013 The severe weather conditions hit Oak Bay hard last night. A number of trees were toppled and power lines were knocked down as a result of the high winds and heavy rain. The areas affected were: Beach Drive and Humber (tree down) 2300 Block of Windsor Road (tree down, electrical wires damaged) Continue Reading
The September 16, 2013 Strategic Plan Progress Report has been published on our website. We are pleased with the progress that we’ve made with these initiatives so far and, as always, welcome feedback from the public.