On June 9, 2015 at 3:40 pm officers were dispatched to a report of a possible impaired driver in the rear parking lot of Athlone Court, 2187 Oak Bay Ave. The complainants had reported that a Chrysler PT Cruiser had struck another vehicle, reversed quickly and drove over a curb.   Members arrived and their investigations lead to the driver being issued a 90 Day Immediate Roadside Driving Prohibition.

On June 9, 2015 at 7:24 pm a resident in the 900 block of Foul Bay Rd came home to find that unknown persons had entered the unoccupied home sometime during the day, likely through an unlocked ground floor window.  Stolen were wedding rings and some fruit.

Lock it or Lose it

As part of our regular patrols our officers were conducting a “lock it or lose it” project while walking through the streets in the area of Eastdowne Rd and Haultain St for 1.5 hours in the early morning hours and located 27 unlocked cars – one vehicle still had its radio playing! So far this year we have investigated 40 thefts from vehicles and only a few of these involved actually breaking into the cars, most are simply left unlocked. We know that many more cases go unreported. These thieves will enter many dozen cars in a night looking for parking change and electronics and anything of value. One officer this week found a man’s wallet in plain view in a car. This was brought to the attention of the vehicles owner, but a thief would not hesitate to smash the window to get that wallet. Please lock your cars!!

Thefts from Vehicles

On June 11, 2015 a resident in the 1100 block of Hampshire Rd reported a theft from his unlockedcar overnight. Stolen was sports equipment and glasses, the value of items was $800. A resident in the 800 block of Hampshire Rd also reported an overnight theft in which a car window was smashed and a briefcase stolen from the interior. In another theft the same night another resident in the 900 block of Hampshire Rd had sunglasses and change stolen from her unlocked car.