On the 24th of June, 2013, a complainant reported that her bicycle had been stolen from her place of employment on Oak Bay Avenue on the 21st of June, 2013.  Happily, a good citizen of Oak Bay had already found the missing bike and reported it to police. Bike and owner are now re-united.

On June 28th, 2013 at 3:00 pm, the Oak Bay Police Department received a complaint of a dog locked in a vehicle in the 2100 block of Oak Bay Avenue in Oak Bay from a citizen concerned for the safety and wellbeing of the dog due to the high temperature outside.  Police and Animal Control attended, but the vehicle had already departed prior to police arrival.

According to the PETA website- Every year, dogs suffer and die when their guardians make the mistake of leaving them in a parked car—even for “just a minute”—while they run an errand. Parked cars are deathtraps for dogs: On a 78-degree day, the temperature inside a parked car can soar to between 100 and 120 degrees in just minutes, and on a 90-degree day, the interior temperature can reach as high as 160 degrees in less than 10 minutes.  Animals can sustain brain damage or even die from heatstroke in just 15 minutes. Beating the heat is extra tough for dogs because they can only cool themselves by panting and by sweating through their paw pads.  So in general, locked cars are no place in the summer for the pets we love.

On June 29th, 2013, the Oak Bay Police Department attended a multi-unit complex where a resident had fallen and needed assistance in getting mobile again. Many complexes offer a Master-key program that is only provided to Emergency Services personnel.  The Oak Bay Police would recommend talking to building support services about such a program, as moments saved can be very important during life-threatening incidents.