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 his late 40’s, with salt and pepper hair, a high forehead and a thin build, wearing a plaid shirt and jeans, stopped and exited his vehicle. He opened the passenger door for the girl as she came towards his truck and made some sexually explicit comments in a “creepy way”. The vehicle was described as a low-slung blue pickup truck in rough condition. No licence plate number was obtained.

The girl kept running and called police when she got home. A search of the area was negative and all other area police departments were advised. The investigation and further inquiries are ongoing.

If you have any information regarding this suspicious incident, please call the Oak Bay Police at (250) 592-2424 and quote file #14-2254, or call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)