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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - OAK
BAY NEWS
POLICE NEWS IN BRIEF
Boat fire draws police attention
beach near the intersection of Beach Drive and Midland Road. On arrival, the boat and surrounding forest were fully engulfed in flames. Police believe that the boat in question had been abandoned for
On Saturday April 27, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the Oak Bay Police Department responded to an abandoned boat on fire at the
some time. Oak Bay Fire, Saanich Fire, and the Saanich Police Department attended and determined that the blaze was suspicious. No one was injured in the fire, and no other property was damaged. The inves-
tigation is continuing.
Police remind residents to lock it or lose it
Police were called to a report of a break and enter to a tool shed of a
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residence in the 2200block of Wessex Cl. on April 24. The break-in occurred sometime over the winter months. Stolen from the residence were a power washer and a hedge trimmer. Oak Bay police are reminding residents of the importance of locking residential tool sheds.
One deer too many
On Monday, April 15 police pulled over a 1993 Asuna Sunfire with no passengerside headlight and flickering taillights. Police discovered the 33-year-old driver had just hit a deer, which had caused the damage to the lights. The driver was investigated for impaired driving and issued a 90-day roadside ban and a ticket for breaking a no alcohol condition on his licence. The vehicle was also impounded for 30 days and will have to pass a safety inspection before it can return to the road.
Pole crash driver sought
A red Ford Mustang ran into a power pole at the corner of Cadboro Bay and Eastdowne roads and then drove away at about 7:10 a.m. on April 15. Police are looking for the vehicle and its driver and are asking anyone with information to call the detachment at 250592-2424. The car will have damage to its passenger side.
No monkeying around
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Jubilee Branch - Now open!
1955 Fort Street (corner of Fort & Foul Bay) 250-592-4728
Tuscany Village Branch 102-1660 McKenzie Ave 250-381-4728
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Life-size concrete statues of a Dalmation dog and a snow monkey were stolen overnight from a front lawn of a house in the 2600-block of Dalhousie St. on April 15. The dog statue weighs 200 pounds and the monkey weighs 55 pounds. The stamp “Art From Sculpture Studio” is on the bottom of each statue. Police ask anyone with information to call the department at 250-592-2424.