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[Nparker]

Enjoy your break Todd.

[todd]

Enjoy your break Todd.

And thank you for keeping the forum warm while I’m gone I would do the same for you.

[Mike K.]

Police seize numerous guns from drug impaired driver
West Shore

2020-11-30 12:54 PST

File # 2020-20891

On November 28th 2020, at approximately 9:20 p.m. A West Shore RCMP frontline officer was conducting patrols near Helmcken Rd and Island Hwy in View Royal when he observed a vehicle swerving. The officer pulled over the vehicle and learned the woman driving the vehicle was not the registered owner and did not have a valid drivers licence. The woman was issued a notice of driving prohibition and the vehicle was towed.

The woman called the registered owner of the vehicle to attend the scene and pick her up. The registered owner of the vehicle, identified as a 23-year-old woman who is a resident of Saanich, showed up to the scene exhibiting symptoms of drug impairment.

The frontline officer, who is also a drug recognition expert, conducted an impaired driving investigation. The 23-year-old woman was determined to be impaired by drugs and her vehicle was impounded. The officer continued his investigation and located several firearms inside the vehicle including 4 semi-automatic rifles and 1 semi-automatic shotgun which were all seized. One of the rifles and the shotgun was found to be loaded.

Although the woman did have a valid Firearms licence, loaded firearms in a vehicle are illegal. It is also unknown why the woman had so many firearms in the vehicle with her. Given her impaired state and the unsafe storage, this was a public safety concern and the guns were seized. The woman will be facing both impaired driving as well as firearms related offences, said Cst. Nancy Saggar, West Shore RCMP media Relations Officer.

[Victoria Watcher]

^ couple fun ladies there eh?  no age for the first one?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 30 November 2020 - 07:54 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

After executing a search warrant Nov. 27, Victoria police turned up handfuls of keys and key fobs they believe are stolen property.

 

Officers found the lot while searching a multi-unit residential building in the 800-block of Johnson Street. The search was part of an investigation into a woman who lived in the building and is suspected of break and enter and theft.

 

 

 

https://www.vicnews....search-warrant/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 01 December 2020 - 12:13 PM.

[Mike K.]

🔺Canada-wide immigration warrant issued for man residing on Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands; rental vehicle acquired in Nanaimo now listed as stolen🔺

RCMP via the Nanaimo detachment have issued a Canada-wide immigration warrant for Romey O’Neill who has over-stayed his status in Canada. He was last seen renting a vehicle in Nanaimo, which has since been reported stolen by the rental agency:

The Nanaimo RCMP is asking for the public's assistance in locating 26-year-old Romey O'Neill who is wanted Canada wide on an immigration warrant for overstaying his status in Canada.

Investigators have confirmed that O’Neill was in Nanaimo on November 13, 2020 when he rented a vehicle from a local car rental agency. The vehicle rented, a 2020 blue Kia Forte sedan, with BC plate of JW690D, was never returned and has been reported as stolen. When O'Neill rented the vehicle he seen being dropped off by a woman who was driving a white Mitsubishi Lancer (no plate obtained).

O'Neill is associated to residences in Bowser, Quadra Island and Cortes Island. He is a white male, 6 ft. 2, 160 pounds, and has brown hair and green eyes. The picture provided is recent. If anyone has information on the whereabouts of Romey O'Neill, please call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345 and quote file # 2020-43134.

[Mike K.]

Witnesses, Information Sought After Sexual Assault On Bus

Victoria, BC – Investigators are asking for witnesses and information after a youth was sexually assaulted on a BC Transit Bus last weekend.

On the afternoon of Sunday, November 29th, Patrol officers received a report that a 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on a BC transit bus. Officers spoke with the girl and learned that she was followed onboard bus 28 at Douglas and Fort streets by an unknown man. Once on the bus, the suspect exposed himself to the girl while committing an indecent act. The suspect then sexually assaulted the girl before she was able to exit the bus at Shelbourne Street and Cedar Hill Cross Road. The suspect also exited the bus and left the area.

The incident occurred shortly after 1:05 p.m.

The suspect is described as a 20 to 30-year-old Black man standing five feet, eight inches tall, with a slim build. The suspect wore ivory coloured pants.

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

[Victoria Watcher]

ivory pants eh?  

[Mike K.]

Patrol Officers Seize Drugs, Knives, Two Firearms And Ammunition After Foot Pursuit

Date: Friday, December 4, 2020
File: 20-47768

Victoria, BC – Patrol officers arrested a man and seized drugs, knives, two firearms, and ammunition after a foot pursuit early this morning.

At approximately 12:30 a.m. this morning Patrol officers located a suspect in a drug trafficking investigation in the 700-block of Queens Avenue. The suspect fled from officers on a bicycle and a foot pursuit ensued. The patrol officer gave chase on foot and arrested the man in the 2300-block of Government Street.

Officers searched the man subsequent to the arrest and located quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl, evidence of drug trafficking, knives, and two firearms with ammunition. The firearms were a .38 calibre revolver and a 9 mm rifle. The ammunition was for the 9 mm rifle.

The suspect was transported to cells at VicPD where he was held to await court.

The suspect was subject of conditions of an undertaking which prohibited him from possessing weapons of any kind. The suspect was also found to be in breach of a court-ordered curfew for previous offences. The suspect faces recommended charges of unauthorized possession of a firearm, breach of an undertaking, and obstructing a police officer.

The drug trafficking investigation remains ongoing.

[Nparker]

 

...The suspect fled from officers on a bicycle...

It is nice to see that active transportation is catching on with criminals.

[pontcanna]

The guns from the above report:

 

[Mike K.]

That’s some serious firepower, btw. A 9mm is the type of round police use in their Glocks.

[Fox]

That’s some serious firepower, btw. A 9mm is the type of round police use in their Glocks.

so... 9mm and .38 are the same size, you actually can use the same projectile when reloading for either calibre.  Both are also considered "pistol" calibres, not what would be considered high powered, like a hunting rifle etc.  

 

That being said... I oppose criminals having guns.  I don't like that these likely illegally smuggled guns are in the hands of criminals, but lets not sensationalize one gun to be more "scary" than the next.

[Victoria Watcher]

good on the cop chasing him down on foot.  i might have been inclined to get back in my cruiser and just run him down.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 04 December 2020 - 04:29 PM.

[Nparker]

good on the cop chasing him down on foot...

But imagine how much more effective a social worker would have been!

[Mike K.]

so... 9mm and .38 are the same size, you actually can use the same projectile when reloading for either calibre. Both are also considered "pistol" calibres, not what would be considered high powered, like a hunting rifle etc.

Oi vey, you wouldn’t find me putting a 9mm into a firearm designed for a 38. They’re close enough but I don’t like the words “close enough” when it comes to firearms.

I guess I meant it wasn’t a 22, which is what a lot of rifles that size and design seem to be in Canada. Anyhow, how are those firearm restrictions going wrt the criminal element, Federal Government? It looks like any baddie who wants one gets one.

[Fox]

The projectile itself is the same, but the casing is obviously very different. (I use the same 146gr 0.355" lead bullets when I reload/make both 9mm, .357 mag and .38. I think you read reloading to mean loading the gun, not creating the ammo)

That revolver has been prohibited in Canada since 1995, so it shows our criminals have respect for the gun control laws.

Edited by Fox, 05 December 2020 - 09:30 AM.

[North Shore]

^ I'm sure that there are still some people who are holding on loosely, though..

[aastra]

 

The suspect fled from officers on a bicycle and a foot pursuit ensued....

Officers searched the man subsequent to the arrest and located... two firearms with ammunition. The firearms were a .38 calibre revolver and a 9 mm rifle.

 

He was doing his business and otherwise walking around town with a gun like that on his person? This is straying into unfathomably ridiculous territory, don't you think?

[Rob Randall]

He was doing his business and otherwise walking around town with a gun like that on his person? This is straying into unfathomably ridiculous territory, don't you think?

 

Perhaps, but it's likely Bugsy Malone doesn't have a secure place at "home" to secure the guns. Likely that people in his social circle suspect or know he has guns so to keep them from getting stolen he has to carry them with him at all times. Although I suspect he's not a "long term" owner, that guns frequently change hands;  as collateral, repayment, or in evading searches.