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viccrimestop

Saanich Police is looking to identify this suspect who is accused of assaulting a youth by spitting on them and then asking them to fight.

The crime took place on July 24th, at a shopping centre in the 3100 block of Tillicum Road.

 

 

The suspect is described as a white male, 30-40 years old, 6’2”, medium build, black/grey beard and wearing all black clothing.

 

If you recognize the suspect and you want to tell us their name anonymously, please call us at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip online at www.victoriacrimestoppers.ca

F/N #23-13792

 

[Victoria Watcher]

A day after a man died suspiciously on Pandora Avenue, the atmosphere on what’s known as ‘the block’ among the unhoused living there is tense.

 

Numerous campers tell CHEK News a man was shot. Police Friday offered no confirmation or update.

 

https://www.cheknews...worker-1169151/

 

 

 

 

I do not know why police feel they should keep this information from the public. Someone was shot dead, there is no suspect, or at least none in custody.  Should the public not be informed?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 15 September 2023 - 04:34 PM.

[Nparker]

A day after a man died suspiciously on Pandora Avenue, the atmosphere on what’s known as ‘the block’ among the unhoused living there is tense...

I understand things were pretty much chaos at the Downtown Community Centre on Pandora today.

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Man reported shot dead on Pandora:

 

CHEK News

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Officer recounts meeting distraught woman at scene of homicide

• Times Colonist
• 16 Sep 2023

Port Alberni RCMP Const. Logan Krebs was just starting his night shift on Aug. 29, 2021, when he responded to a report: “Shots fired, male with injuries.”

 

On his way to the call, Krebs saw a distraught woman standing at the corner of Argyle Street and 18th Avenue holding a cellphone.

 

“I got out of my car and had her come towards me. She was hysterical, screaming, crying, sobbing, hyperventilating. I had a lot of difficulty talking to her because she was extremely agitated,” Krebs testified Friday at Samantha Dittmer’s trial for second-degree murder in the death of her son Jesse McPhee.

 

The police officer tried to get the woman, now identified as McPhee’s partner, Brandy Kazakoff, to calm down and tell him what happened.

 

“I eventually told her to take some breaths and calm down so that she could speak, actually form a sentence and say words to me. And then she told me … that Samantha Dittmer had shot Jesse McPhee in the downstairs kitchen and that she believed Dittmer had gone upstairs.”

 

Krebs testified that Kazakoff told him she was outside knitting and then heard a bang. She entered the suite and saw McPhee on the ground and Dittmer holding what she believed to be a shotgun. Dittmer told her to call 911, then walked upstairs.

 

Krebs relayed that information to another RCMP officer, then placed Kazakoff in the back of his police car and went to Dittmer’s residence on 18th Avenue on foot.

 

“I grabbed the carbine, it’s our assault-style rifle with the scope, the long gun, from the car and I headed over to the house,” he said.

 

Dittmer had already been arrested and was in the back seat of an RCMP truck, said Krebs.

 

He testified that he went into the house through the front door and did a quick visual scan of the upstairs rooms to make sure no one else was armed or injured. Then he went into the kitchen, where he saw McPhee lying dead on the floor.

 

“There was a lot of blood,” he recalled. “He had a large wound to his abdomen or chest area.”

 

Krebs testified that he walked back to his police car and put his carbine back in the trunk. He asked Kazakoff to move into the front passenger seat and took a statement from her.

 

Kazakoff appeared sober. She had no difficulty walking. Her speech was clear and Krebs did not detect any odour of alcohol or marijuana, he testified.

 

Later, Krebs gave his notes to the detectives investigating the homicide.

 

During cross-examination, Krebs told defence lawyer Brian Coleman that his notes said: “Mother shot him with a shotgun.”

 

Kazakoff was not present when the shot occurred, Krebs agreed. She had come upon the scene.

 

More: https://digitaltimes...281543705526941

 

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Multi-jurisdiction investigation leads to recovery of stolen boat and trailer

Nootka Sound, North Cowichan/Duncan, West Shore

2023-09-14 

File #2023-406

A stolen boat and trailer were recovered by RCMP following a multi-jurisdictional investigation.

On June 27, 2023, Nootka Sound RCMP received a report of a stolen boat and trailer which were stored in the 500 block of Industrial Park Pl in Gold River. No suspects were identified at the time.

On August 22, 2023, new information surfaced about the possible location of the stolen boat and trailer. A search warrant was obtained to search a property in the 7000 block of Osborne Bay Rd in Duncan.

On August 23, 2023, West Shore RCMP Crime Reduction Unit assisted the North Cowichan RCMP detachment by executing the search warrant and eventually recover the stolen boat and trailer and return it to its rightful owner.

The prompt sharing of information between RCMP investigators from different detachments and re-allocation of police resources played a key role in the evolution of this investigation, states Corporal Alex Bérubé, spokesperson for the RCMP in British Columbia.

West Shore RCMP Crime Reduction Unit has now taken over the investigation.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the West Shore RCMP at 250-474-2264.

Released by

Cpl. Alex Bérubé
District Advisory NCO (Media Relations)
Island District

[Victoria Watcher]

Two males were sent to hospital and another was arrested following a double stabbing in Sooke that resulted in serious injuries, according to RCMP.

 

Mounties say they were called to the 6600-block of Sooke Road around 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, for a report of a stabbing. They say witnesses initiated first aid on the victims until paramedics arrived on scene.

 

In a news release Sunday RCMP say the victims, both males who suffered serious injuries, were then transported to hospital by BC Emergency Heath Services.

 

 

 

https://www.cheknews...e-rcmp-1169297/

 

 

Police say the suspect, a 21-year-old man, was located nearby and arrested. They say the incident appears to be isolated with no risk to the public.

 

One person on Facebook says the incident happened at a bus stop on Sooke Road, while another person tells CHEK News that “people feel unsafe using these public areas because they have been threatened.”

 

 

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 17 September 2023 - 01:05 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

The amount of money Greg Martel took from investors is likely much more than previously estimated, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the trustee in the ongoing bankruptcy case.

 

Previously, it was estimated that Martel — through My Mortgage Auction Corp (MMAC), which operated as Shop Your Own Mortgage (SYOM) — owed $226M to up to 1,100 investors.

 

However, a report given to the court last week by PwC estimated the total to be over $293M, and to only 855 investors.

 

The updated estimate comes from claims that investors began filing after MMAC was assigned into bankruptcy on June 6.

 

On August 31, Greg Martel was personally placed under bankruptcy by the BC Supreme Court, at the request of an investor named Corey Edgar, and his personal bankruptcy proceedings have now been consolidated with that of MMAC.

 

 

https://storeys.com/...ac-amount-owed/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 18 September 2023 - 04:02 AM.

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Two Arrested After Vehicle Break-Ins

 

Date: Monday, September 18, 2023 

 

File: #23-34491 

 

Victoria, BC – Two people were arrested after breaking into vehicles in a parkade in the 100-block of Kingston St. on the weekend. 

 

On Saturday, September 16 at approximately 5:30 a.m., police responded to a call for a break and enter in progress at a secure parkade in the 100-block of Kingston St. Two men were observed by a witness within the parkade, were quickly located by police, and arrested after a short pursuit. 

 

One of the men had more than 15 outstanding warrants and was held in custody. One man was released for future court appearance. 

 

Several items had been stolen from vehicles in the parkade and were returned to the owners.  

 

Residents and visitors are reminded to never leave valuables in their vehicle, even when parked within a secure area, and to always enable your vehicle’s alarm when it is parked overnight. 

 

[Mike K.]

From the province:

Premier David Eby has issued the following statement regarding the Government of India and the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar:

“Today, Prime Minister Trudeau announced the Government of Canada has credible evidence of links between the Government of India and the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a gurdwara in Surrey. This afternoon, I received a further briefing from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) on these allegations.

“I am deeply disturbed and angered by this information. Canadians across the country must be safe from the interference of foreign governments, including being targeted for threats or physical harm, including murder.

“Our democracy depends on it.

“In light of these revelations, we will do all we can to enhance protection for the people of British Columbia against the violence or threats of state actors. I call, yet again, on the federal government to share all relevant information related to any known ongoing foreign interference and transnational organized crime threats with our provincial authorities and our government, so we may act in co-ordination and protect those at risk.

“I join with those in the Sikh and Punjabi community, and the broader province, demanding justice and answers. Our government will fully and enthusiastically support any federal efforts to ensure those responsible are held personally accountable.

“As investigations progress, I ask for those who are rightly angry to support justice and accountability through our formal legal systems. It is what makes us strong and is what distinguishes us from those who would act illegally to advance their own ends through threats, assassinations and attacks.

“We will win and there will be justice, because it must be so to protect what is best about the province we love.“

[Victoria Watcher]

Two people are recovering in hospital and needing multiple transfusions and surgeries to save their lives after they were stabbed in Sooke Saturday night.

The victims, who suffered numerous stab wounds, are identified by a GoFundMe and family as 17-year-old Cameron Martin and 23-year-old Nyke.

Martin was reportedly stabbed six times, and Nyke was stabbed seven times.

“They did puncture a lung. [Martin] lost two times the blood his body carries, so he’s had to have multiple transfusions to save his life,” said Brooke Ervin, who started the GoFundMe.

 

 

 

https://www.cheknews...geries-1169460/

 

 

 

 

 

As for Saturday’s double stabbing, the victim’s mother tells CHEK News her son was calling out the perpetrator for having a girlfriend who was underage, which triggered the attack.

 

 

 

 

 

GoFuMe:

 

Hi , my name is Brooke Ervin and most know me as someone who always help others . I was asked to help these 2 families and that’s exactly what I hope to do . On Saturday, September 16th an altercation broke out on a bc transit bus in the Sooke area leaving 2 young men stabbed over 12 times . Cameron Martin ( 17 ) and his friend Nyke were left with life-threatening injuries and have undergone multiple surgeries to keep them alive . Cameron had an artery severed and a collapse lung due to multiple stab wounds . Nyke was stabbed 7 times trying to defend his friend, saving his friend life . Both families will have to take time off work in order to be by their son's side .

 

https://www.gofundme...source=customer

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 18 September 2023 - 08:20 PM.

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[lanforod]

So for one week, that's all they had eh? Only one crime. Sure seems like Oak bay is sleepy and safe.

Seems that way, considering the bar for reporting looks like its as low as 'Excessive speed', perhaps the only stuff left off is normal speeding, distracted driving tickets.

[Mike K.]

Highest murder rate per capita, though. They just had another one.

[Mike K.]

Police say the area around the legislature has become “unsafe” due to a volatile situation amid high flying tensions:

VicPD is advising that the area near the Legislature has become unsafe. We are asking citizens to leave the area and others to avoid coming down to the Legislature.

Following escalating tensions at a large demonstration in front of the BC Legislature today, with approximately 2,500 people in attendance, VicPD Officers are asking citizens to leave, and for others to avoid the area.

Two arrests have been made and the organizers of the planned demonstration have left the area. VicPD and Public Safety Unit officers will remain in the area until the crowd has dispersed.

The planned temporary road closures will not occur.

VicPD supports everyone’s right to safe, peaceful and lawful protest, and asks that all citizens respect this right. Dangerous or unlawful activity will continue to be met with de-escalation and enforcement.

[Victoria Watcher]

A peaceful protest was met by violent and dangerous radical extremists on the counter-protest side. Not surprising.

The groomers are insane. And so passionate about transing our kids that they cut straight to violence.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 20 September 2023 - 01:39 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

CBC:


Gender diversity protests in Victoria 'have become unsafe,' police say


https://www.cbc.ca/n...nsafe-1.6973303

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 20 September 2023 - 02:35 PM.

[pontcanna]

-Video wasn't worth a damn...nothing in court registry yet on the perp

 

‘I thought he was going to die’: Victims of double stabbing in Sooke share video

Sep. 20, 2023 

Videos sent to CHEK News show the moment two young men were stabbed multiple times as they got off a bus in Sooke on Saturday.

One recording was shot from the victim’s point of view. In a bus full of people, a young man lunges at the person shooting the video, making several jabbing motions.

Next, you hear screams.

 

 

“I don’t know how big the knife was, but I was hit three times in the back, and three in my right arm before my buddy came and saved my life,” 17-year-old Cameron Martin told CHEK News.

Another video, which was taken by a friend according to Cameron’s mom, captures the angle from behind, right before Cameron’s friend Nyke Dent says he intervened.

 

 

“If I didn’t do anything, I thought he was going to die, so that’s why I went out to go help him, and then I started getting stabbed as well,” said Dent.

“For nine hours I wondered if he was going to make it or not,” said Dent’s mom, Sheri Bilik.

 

 

Both young men suffered several stab wounds. For Cameron, the knife slipped between his ribs, puncturing a lung and severing an artery.

 

 

“He bled out into his chest cavity three different times the first night and had to have blood transfusions until they could stop the internal bleeding,” said Amber LaLonde, Cameron’s mother.

Prior to the attack, the two friends say they’d been criticizing the 21-year-old suspect for allegedly dating an underage girl.

Both victims claim they don’t know the alleged attacker personally, but RCMP believe they were known to each other.

 

 

A 21-year-old suspect was arrested close by shortly after the attack. Mounties say they expect Crown to approve charges soon.

“I would have no problem taking the bus tomorrow, I would have no problem walking on the streets in Sooke,” said Wilcocks.

More: https://www.cheknews...ke-men-1169827/

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Suspect sought in bank break and enter

North Cowichan/Duncan

2023-09-21 

File #2023-14278

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP is seeking public assistance in identifying suspect who broke into a TD Canada Trust financial institution at 1-351 Trans Canada Hwy in Duncan, BC.

On September 4, 2023, around 11:30 a.m., North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP was notified of a suspect who had broken into the bank earlier in the morning around 9:30 a.m.

The suspect, described as a masked individual wearing a Bugs Bunny hooded sweater allegedly stole some banking equipment.

 

 

No one was present inside the bank at the time of the incident.

Police are asking anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to call North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP at 250-748-5522.

Released by

Cpl. Alex Bérubé
District Advisory NCO (Media Relations)
Island District

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Mounties should proofread...

 

Police investigating mischief to school busses

North Cowichan/Duncan

2023-09-21 - File #2023-13620

On Thursday, August 24, 2023 at approximately 8:00 am., police were called by staff at Queen Margarets School located at 660 Brownsey Ave Duncan B.C. for a report of extensive damage done to five school busses on school property during the night of August 23 and/or early morning of August 24, 2023.

A suspect can be seen on a security camera walk onto school property in the middle of the night and then walk towards the parking lot where the busses are parked and commit damage to the busses.

 

 

The suspect is described as a male between 16-30 years old, slim build with long hair, wearing a baseball cap, shorts and a t-shirt, carrying a backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to contact North Cowichan Duncan RCMP at (250)-748-5522.

Released by

Cpl. Alex Bérubé
District Advisory NCO (Media Relations)
Island District