Bike thefts from Oak Bay Rec Centre – This week there have been 3 reported incidents involving bike theft from the Oak Bay Rec Centre front bicycle racks.  In the first case a suspicious male was seen apparently casing the bikes, touching the locks. No theft occurred.  In each of two subsequent reports an expensive bicycle was stolen by cutting the lock.  One bicycle has been recovered and returned to its owner.  Bicycle theft can happen anywhere and owners are reminded to use the most theft-proof lock they can afford, record the serial number and take a picture of your bicycle.  Parents may want to purchase an inexpensive bicycle for their children to ride to school – leave the high-end bike at home.

A Samsung cell phone was turned in as found at the Oak Bay Tea Party.  If you have lost such a phone at the Tea Party, please call the Oak Bay Police Dept at 250-592-2424 and refer to file # 13-1746.

Sometime between June 4th and 6th a Nikon camera was stolen from an unlocked car while it was parked on Falkland Rd.  Residents are reminded to always lock your vehicles and never leave items of value inside.

On June 8th at 650 AM police observed a man passed out behind the wheel of the man’s car, parked in the 2700 block of Cadboro Bay Rd.  Investigation lead to the intoxicated driver being issued a 90 day Immediate Roadside Driving Prohibition and his car being impounded for one month.

On June 8th police members responded to a report of a baby goat being left unattended in a pick-up truck for two hours.  Investigation learned that the truck owner was visiting from up island and that the goat was fine.  Drivers are reminded to not leave animals or children in vehicles now that the warmer weather is upon us.

The Oak Bay Police Department set up Impaired Driving checks on Saturday night, June 8th.  A 24 yr old male was stopped by police after trying to avoid the road check and was issued a 12 hour driving suspension and violation tickets for having alcohol in his system contrary to his N class driver’s licence.  Oak Bay officers had issued another 12 hour suspension to this same driver in May.  Also police stopped an 18 yr old female after she tried to avoid the check.  The female had consumed alcohol and failed roadside breath tests.  She was issued a 90 day Immediate Roadside Driving Prohibition and violation tickets and her car, a recent graduation present, was impounded for 30 days.