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[Mike K.]

Man Arrested After Residential Break And Enter, Foot Pursuit

Victoria, BC – Patrol officers arrested a man after a residential break and enter and a foot pursuit this morning.

At approximately 8:40 a.m., Patrol officers were called to a report a report of a break and enter in progress at an occupied home in the 3000-block of Blackwood Street. The suspect had entered the victims’ residence while they were home, and then entered the bedroom where the victims were sleeping. The victims awoke, and one of them chased the suspect out of the home and away from the property prior to police arrival. There were no physical injuries to the occupants of the home.

The victims provided a detailed description of the suspect and multiple Patrol officers attended the area to locate and arrest the man. In addition, a Saanich Police K9 team attended to assist in the search. While officers were searching for the man, multiple people in the surrounding neighbourhoods called police to report a suspicious man with a similar description to the break and enter suspect. As officers narrowed their search, another caller reported a suspicious man with a similar description hiding in a tree in the 2900-block of Cook Street.

Officers attended the 2900-block of Cook Street and located the man who had been in the tree, who was the suspect from the break and enter. The man then fled on foot from police. A Patrol officer gave chase on foot and arrested the suspect near Cook Street and Kiwanis Way. The officers searched the suspect following the arrest and found that he was in possession of a weapon. The suspect was not injured in the arrest.

The man was transported to cells where he was held to await court. The man faces recommended charges of break and enter and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

This file remains under investigation.

[Victoria Watcher]

He was released under several conditions including a ban on possessing or consuming alcohol, non-prescription drugs, or **rnography or sexually explicit material. He cannot be in the presence of any female under the age of 18 without permission from a parole officer. He cannot access the internet or any electronic device with internet capabilities. He must immediately report any attempt to initiate a sexual or non-sexual relationship with females to his parole supervisor.

 

https://www.timescol...oria-1.24222261

 

 

 

i'm only half joking when i say this guy does not have many outlets for expression or reasons to live. 

 

he obviously can't get a job with his publicity and it's hard to see how he could pass his time on other than reading science fiction books.

[Mike K.]

Wanted Man Michael Friesen Arrested After Barricade

 

Victoria, BC – Patrol officers, working with members of the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team (GVERT), arrested wanted man Michael Friesen late this morning.

 

Michael Friesen was the subject of a wanted person notification early this morning. He was the subject of an unendorsed warrant for review of sentence in relation to offences such as fraudulent use of identification, unauthorized use of a credit card, and possession of stolen property for the purpose of trafficking. Investigators believed that Michael Friesen was actively evading police detection.

 

Shortly after the public notification, officers received a tip about the location of Michael Friesen. Officers then located Friesen in a suite in a multi-unit residential building in the 1300-block of Harrison Street. Friesen refused to surrender to police and barricaded himself inside of the residence. Members of GVERT attended the scene and officers continued to negotiate with Friesen to surrender.

 

After several hours of negotiations, Friesen surrendered to police shortly before noon. There were no injuries in the arrest.

 

Friesen was transported to cells where he was held to await court.

 

Thank you to members of the public who shared Friesen’s information and helped to resolve this file.

[Victoria Watcher]

they were also looking for him back in may.

 

https://vicpd.ca/202...iesen-arrested/

 

At approximately 6 p.m. on May 26^th Patrol officers located and arrested Friesen in the 800-block of Johnson Street.

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 19 October 2020 - 12:54 PM.

[LJ]

I never understood why people barricade themselves in. Do they think the police will just go away?

[Mike K.]

Lisa Helps’ Victoria:

Patrol officers responded to two simultaneous calls for men armed with knives this afternoon.

At approximately 3:45 p.m. Patrol officers were called to Centennial Square for a report of a man armed with a knife. As Patrol officers responded to this call, E-Comm-911 call takers received a series of calls about a second, unrelated incident involving a man with a knife chasing a another man in the 500-block of Ellice Street in Victoria’s Rock Bay neighbourhood. Additional Patrol and VicPD K9 officers responded to this second call.

A man was taken into custody in the Rock Bay call for breaching conditions. A victim was located and appeared to not have been physically injured. This victim was not cooperative with officers. This incident is still under investigation.

Officers continue to search for the man in the Centennial Square call and the incident remains under investigation.

If you have information about either of these incidents and have not yet spoken with officers, please call our non-emergency line at (250) 995-7654, and select option 1 for the Report Desk. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

[Nparker]

Survival crimes. Nothing to see here folks.

[On the Level]

 

Patrol & @VicPDK9  officers have arrested an armed man who alleged brandished a knife at a person in a mall in the 3000-block of Douglas Street after stealing from a store there. No injuries. This file is still under investigation.

 

 

Patrol and @VicPDK9  officers are responding to a report of an assault with a weapon in Vic West. A man was reported to be chasing another person with a tire iron. #yyj

 

 

Patrol officers are investigating after an assault in Centennial Square yesterday afternoon. The victim was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries

 

https://twitter.com/vicpdcanada

Edited by On the Level, 22 October 2020 - 08:43 PM.

[Nparker]

#thenewnormal #thankyoulisa

[Mike K.]

Saanich Police are investigating after a pellet gun or a sling shot shattered a window at the Boleskine Road School District 61 HQ.

[Rob Randall]

I noticed two of the four glass basketball backboards at the Crystal Pool court were being replaced last week. If anyone has a contact in the parks department see if you can find out the cause.

[Victoria Watcher]

Victoria police arrested a high-risk offender wanted on a Canada-wide parole revocation warrant after sending an alert out to the public Monday morning.

 

Douglas McPherson is a federal parolee with a history of convictions for bank robbery and was considered a high risk to re-offend.

 

On Oct. 26 around 1:45 p.m. a citizen alerted officers to his potential presence in the 900-block of Pandora Avenue. Officers arrested McPherson without incident. He will be transferred to the custody of Corrections Canada.

 

 

 

 

https://www.vicnews....be-in-victoria/

 

 

 

he probably went to have a shower at our place.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 26 October 2020 - 07:29 PM.

[Mike K.]

🚔VicPD investigating Blanshard Street stabbing🚔

From VicPD:

Victoria, BC – Officers are investigating after a man was stabbed late last night.

At approximately 11 p.m. last night Patrol officers and a VicPD K9 team were called to a multi-unit temporary housing facility in the 3000-block of Blanshard Street for a report of a stabbing. Officers arrived on scene and located a man who had been stabbed and was suffering from potentially life-threatening injuries. BC Emergency Health Services paramedics attended and transported the man to hospital for treatment.

Officers gathered a description of the suspect and began their search. In addition, a VicPD K9 team was deployed to attempt to track the suspect. After an extensive search, the suspect was not located. Officers from VicPD’s Forensic Identification Unit were called to the scene to process evidence and assist with the investigation.

While the victim’s injuries were considered potentially life-threatening at the time of the incident, they are now considered non-life-threatening. The victim remains in hospital.

The suspect in this file remains outstanding. The suspect is described as a 25 to 35-year-old man with a dark complexion, dark hair and a dark beard. He was wearing a puffy jacket over a hooded sweater, high top shoes, and a baseball hat which was partially covered by a toque.

If you have information about this incident, please call our non-emergency line at (250) 995-7654, extension 1. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.



This file remains under investigation.

[Victoria Watcher]

3000 blanshard eh?

[A Girl is No one]

3000 blanshard eh?

Topaz Park / comfort inn...

[Nparker]

#anotherhousingfirstfailure

[Nparker]

...He was wearing a puffy jacket over a hooded sweater, high top shoes, and a baseball hat which was partially covered by a toque...

A dashing sartorial suspect.

[Mike K.]

VicPD have issued a subsequent correction to the below release. The incident occurred in a multi-unit housing facility along the 3000-block of Douglas Street, not in a facility in the 3000-block of Blanshard Street.

[Victoria Watcher]

oh that’s better. tally ho.

[Nparker]

Hard to keep those 3000 block multi-unit housing facilities straight.