During the week of August 26, 2013 to Sept 01, 2013 the Oak Bay Police Dept responded to 89 calls for service.

Third Times a Charm: On August 27th an Oak Bay resident in the 2000 block of Goldsmith Street reported a break and enter to an unlocked shed. A small amount of property was removed. The resident advised that this was the third such break-in to his shed this year, not having reported the first two incidents to police. After this third time, the resident has finally decided to install a lock on the shed door.

On August 27th an Oak Bay resident in the 1200 block of St. David Street discovered an unknown male inside her automobile. The male ran off and no property was missing. Police encourage all vehicles to be locked when unattended and leave nothing of value inside the automobile.

On August 26th an Oak Bay resident was the victim of a computer scam. The 76 yr old resident received a phone call from a male purporting to be from Microsoft who requested remote access to his computer to conduct repairs. The resident provided access and after a series of checks was asked to provide a credit card for billing purposes. A credit card number along with the PIN number was provided. Fortunately, the resident had second thoughts shortly after completing the phone call and notified his bank and credit card company to cancel any transactions. This is a common scam and police urge great caution in providing personal information, banking or otherwise, over the phone and especially if you did not originate the phone call in the first place.

On August 28th police received another complaint of theft from an open cubby hole storage area at the Oak Bay Rec Centre. A smart phone was stolen while the owner was swimming. With the assistance of a “cell phone locater” application, police were able to track the phone and recover it. It had been stolen by a 17 yr old female youth. No charges are pending. Police receive numerous complaints every month from patrons at the Rec Centre who place their personal belongings in the cubby holes and then leave the area. Please do not leave personal property anywhere except in a locked receptacle.

On August 28th a resident on the 4th floor of an apartment complex in the 1400 block of Newport Ave discovered their apartment had been entered. Entry was not forced as no damage was discovered to any doorway or window. Stolen were two old laptops. The investigation continues.

On August 28th at approx. 4:45pm a citizen reported to police a Ford Ranger pick-up that was observed driving in a careless and dangerous manner. The driving started in the area of Richmond Ave and Lansdowne Rd and continued into Oak Bay. The witness observed the truck make high speed turns causing it’s load of scrap metal to dislodge and fall off. The truck also drove onto sidewalks. Police located the vehicle parked at a residence on Esplanade Rd and upon concluding the investigation, issued a 56 yr old Oak Bay male traffic tickets for No Insurance, Driving Without Due Care and Attention, and having an Insecure Load. The tickets totalled just over $1000.00.

On August 30th a resident from the 100 block of Beach Drive reported to police the theft of an antique firearm. The firearm is described as an 1851 Navy Colt, .38 calibre 6 shot with a 190 mm barrel and wooden handle. Anyone with information about this antique weapon is asked to call the Oak Bay Police Department.