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[Nparker]

It will be interesting in 2022 if the tourists don't come back post-COVID.

[A Girl is No one]

another one of those riddles. where we have to guess the "white supremacist" content.

do you think it says "whites are the best!"?

Or « all lives matter »?

[pontcanna]

ATM at North Saanich high school torched during early morning break-and-enter

Police dogs searched the exterior and interior of the school

Mar. 3, 2021

Sidney/North Saanich RCMP is investigating after someone torched a bank machine at Parkland Secondary School early Wednesday morning.

Cpl. Carrie Harding said police lack suspects and have not made any arrests. 

 

More: https://www.vicnews....reak-and-enter/

 

[Victoria Watcher]

kids these days.  imagine having an ATM in school.

[spanky123]

kids these days.  imagine having an ATM in school.

 

Dealers don't take Mastercard!

[Victoria Watcher]

Dealers don't take Mastercard!

 

they take e-transfer though.

 

i hear.

[pontcanna]

Suspect Outstanding After Dealership Break And Enter, Vehicle Theft

March 3, 2021 - File: #21-8387

Victoria, BC – Patrol officers are asking for your assistance in identifying a suspect who broke into a vehicle dealership and stole a vehicle early this morning.

Shortly before 5 a.m. this morning Patrol officers were called to a vehicle dealership in the 2800-block of Douglas Street for an alarm. In the course of the investigation officers learned that the suspect broke into the dealership shortly after midnight, and then left for a period of several hours. The suspect then returned, broke into the dealership again, and stole a vehicle from that location.

The suspect is described as a man wearing a black jacket, black pants, a grey hood, red face mask, and black shoes.

The incident was captured on video and shows the suspect breaking into the building shortly after midnight, and then returning at approximately 4:30 a.m. to break into the building again. Officers were called to the scene after the second incident.

 

Shortly before noon, an off-duty VicPD officer arriving at work for their shift located the stolen vehicle parked in a parking lot near VicPD headquarters at 850 Caledonia Avenue. Officers recovered the vehicle and are continuing the investigation.

This incident remains under investigation. If you have information about this incident, please call our Report Desk and (250) 995-7654, extension 1. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

 

[pontcanna]

Peanut-butter chunks believed to be laced with poison left near Sidney marina

MARCH 3, 2021

 

Peanut butter laced with a green substance was discovered near Blue Peter Marina in Sidney. 

Pet owners on the Sidney waterfront are being advised to keep a watchful eye on their dogs after chunks of peanut butter laced with what appear to be poison were found near a popular marina.

 

More: https://www.timescol..._medium=twitter

 

[pontcanna]

‘I miss them every minute’: Mother of slain Oak Bay girls speaks after changes to Divorce Act

March 3, 2021

A mother whose young daughters were slain by their father on Christmas Day in Oak Bay three years ago is speaking publicly for the first time, calling a major update to Canada’s Divorce Act an important tool that could help prevent family violence.

 

 

More: https://www.cheknews...rce-act-749575/

 

 

 

[pontcanna]

Witnesses, Information Sought In Beacon Hill Park Sudden Death Investigation

March 3, 2021 - File: #21-8397

Victoria, BC – Detectives with VicPD’s Investigative Services Division (ISD) are seeking witnesses and information as they continue to investigate the sudden death of a woman in Beacon Hill Park.

Shortly after 6 a.m. Patrol officers were called to the south side of Beacon Hill Park for a report of an unresponsive woman. Officers attended, along with BC Emergency Health Services paramedics, and despite providing CPR to the woman she was confirmed to be deceased.

Investigators are interested in speaking with any pedestrians, cyclists, or drivers who were on Dallas Road, between Cook and Douglas streets, in the hours between midnight and 6 a.m. today. Investigators are particularly interested in dashcam footage from anyone driving in that area.

This incident remains under investigation. If you have information about this incident, please call our Report Desk and (250) 995-7654, extension 1. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

[Victoria Watcher]

Theft of treasured bonsai trees a shock for grandfather

 

Bonsai is the Japanese art of growing trees in small containers and using meticulous pruning methods to keep them miniature. The hobby has grown in popularity across the world since the Second World War — a Vancouver Island Bonsai Society based in Victoria at the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific holds competitions and workshops.

 

https://www.timescol...ther-1.24289932

 

 

 

 

 

i don't want to victim blame but bonsai trees aren't that hard to grow and take care of.  now it might be hard to make a douglas fir into a bonsai tree.   but some species are quite easy.    just use some of the same techniques and equipment you use on your veal farm.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 04 March 2021 - 07:49 AM.

[TransplantedEdmontonian]

i don't want to victim blame but bonsai trees aren't that hard to grow and take care of.  now it might be hard to make a douglas fir into a bonsai tree.   but some species are quite easy.    just use some of the same techniques and equipment you use on your veal farm.

 

What logic!  If something is easy to grow, it should open game to be stolen?  Or maybe considered public property?  Are you looking to run for mayor or council?

[Victoria Watcher]

^ i never said that.  i was taking exception to the "meticulous pruning" the article suggested they need.

[Rob Randall]

^ i never said that.  i was taking exception to the "meticulous pruning" the article suggested they need.

 

We have a bonsai that lives outdoors and pretty much does its own thing, no pruning. But it has enormous sentimental value. Like any hobby there are people that take it to the ultimate and do the meticulous pruning in the old Japanese fashion. 

[pontcanna]

Have You Seen Wanted Man Dustin Tom?

March 4, 2021 - File: #21-6333

Victoria, BC – Investigators are asking for your assistance as we work to locate and arrest wanted man Dustin Tom.

Dustin Tom is a federal offender, who was sentenced to over two years for multiple robbery and theft charges. Canada-wide warrants have been issued for Tom after his statutory release was suspended.

Dustin Tom is described as a 37-year-old Caucasian man, standing six feet, two inches tall, and weighing approximately 163 pounds. Dustin Tom has short black hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo of a cross on his upper left arm and tattoo of a clown face with the word “MOE” on his right wrist. A photograph of Dustin Tom is below.

If you see Dustin Tom do not approach him, and call 911. If you have information about where Dustin Tom may be, please call our Report Desk and (250) 995-7654, extension 1. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

 

[Victoria Watcher]

Secret family and wife battle in court over assets of man who led double life

 

When Michael Widner died, he left two women claiming to be his spouse, each with two children. The judge says each has a right to half his assets, despite polygamy laws

 

https://nationalpost...f7-8d9b30650746

 

Sabrina Widner married Michael at a destination wedding in Mexico in 2008, attended by high-profile Hells Angel Bob Green, himself murdered years later. Their kids were born in 2005 and 2006.

 

Sara Boughton hooked up with Michael in 2009. He promised her he was going to leave his wife though he never did. They also had two children, in 2014 and 2015.

 

While Boughton knew of Widner, Widner only learned of her husband’s “secret household” after his death, Duncan said.

 

During her marriage, Widner was listed as the sole owner of three Sooke properties that she said her husband had no interest in.

 

But Boughton sued Widner, saying Michael “told her many times over the course of their relationship that he paid for several properties which were registered in his wife’s name.”

 

She asked the court to declare that his estate should include “half of the value of the property held in Ms. Widner’s name” including the proceeds from one house that was sold.

 

Duncan ruled that both women qualified as the dead biker’s spouses, so both should be entitled to half his estate. And she agreed with Boughton that the estate should include some of the cash that the late Hells Angel had contributed to his wife’s mortgages over the years.

 

She ordered Widner to pay $150,000, plus interest, into the estate, which will be split between the two families.

 

Michael was a 39-year-old prospect with the Nanaimo Hells Angels when his body was found near Port Renfrew four years ago. His murder remains unsolved.

 

“The deceased was able to maintain two separate households because he told Ms. Widner he was working part of the week on the other side of Vancouver Island from the Widner household, when he was actually spending time with Ms. Boughton,” Duncan said. “The deceased kept up a regular schedule, alternating between the two households.”

 

Michael Widner’s parents testified that they knew about Boughton and the second family but never told his wife or the older children. None of Michael’s siblings knew of Boughton and the younger kids, who were living in a rented house in Shawnigan when he was killed.

 

His mother, Reta Acorn, testified that her son was involved in cocaine deals with Green, the Hells Angel killed in 2016, and that he paid for the Sooke properties with the proceeds from the drug trade.

 

“Ms. Acorn said her son was afraid of civil forfeiture, so he put everything in Ms. Widner’s name, although she conceded that she never saw any purchase or financing documents for the properties,” Duncan said, though she later rejected Acorn’s testimony as unreliable.

 

 

 

 

quite the story.

 

 

 

 

 

2017:

 

 

 

A resident of Tugwell Road in Sooke, Widner’s car, a black 2003 Volkswagen Golf, was found abandoned in William Edmonds Park near Poirier Lake on Thursday.

 

Widner’s ties to the Hells Angels biker gang was confirmed by Hells Angels spokesman Rick Ciarniello, after he told the Vancouver Sun Widner was a prospect and his body had been found Sunday.

 

This came a day after Widner’s spouse, Sabrina, posted a public message on Facebook, announcing her husband’s death.

 

“It is with a broken heart and overwhelming sadness I share that the police have informed me that my husband’s body has been found. I am with our children holding them tight and keeping them safe and removed from all the attention. His children know that he is in heaven with his brother Steve and at peace.”

 

While Widner has no criminal record in B.C., McArthur confirmed he was under watch by the RCMP, though wouldn’t say for what.

 

https://www.sookenew...o-hells-angels/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 04 March 2021 - 12:34 PM.

[mbjj]

I think with bonsai some of it takes decades to achieve. They have some amazing examples at the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific. If you've tended to something for forty years and then it's stolen, it's infuriating. 

[pontcanna]

UPDATE | Suspect Arrested After Dealership Break And Enter, Vehicle Theft

March 4, 2021 - File: #21-8387

Victoria, BC – Patrol officers arrested a man this afternoon in connection to a break and enter and vehicle theft at a Victoria dealership early yesterday morning.

Shortly before 5 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, March 3rd Patrol officers were called to a vehicle dealership in the 2800-block of Douglas Street for an alarm. In the course of the investigation officers learned that the suspect broke into the dealership and stole a vehicle from that location. The vehicle was later discovered in a parking lot near VicPD headquarters at 850 Caledonia Avenue by an off-duty VicPD officer.

Shortly after 3 p.m. today Patrol officers received a report that the suspect from this incident had returned to the 2800-block of Douglas Street. With the assistance of dealership staff, who had recognized the suspect, Patrol officers located and arrested the suspect in the 2600-block of Ross Lane. The suspect was found hiding in a vehicle at that location. Officers arrested the suspect without further incident.

The man was transported to cells at VicPD where he was held to face several counts of breach of probation. The investigation into the break and enter and vehicle theft is ongoing.

[pontcanna]

Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers 

Dear Suspects,

Saanich Police would like to talk to you about the spree of thefts you have carried out. We know you think you cleaned up by stealing 4 vacuums but when the dust settles you will have to face the mess you have made.

Followers if you recognize pair, or know the whereabouts of 2 Dyson Stick Vacuums, 1 Bissel Crosswave vacuum and a cordless Hoover please let us know. You will remain anonymous and could earn a reward if your tip is successful.

Call 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip online victoriacrimestoppers.ca.

 

  

[pontcanna]

Cybercrime | VicPD Impersonators Steal $1,700 In Bitcoin CRA Fraud

March 5, 2021 - Files: #21-7570

Victoria, BC – VicPD investigators are warning the public after fraudsters, claiming to be VicPD officers, stole $1,700 from a victim in a sophisticated “Canada Revenue Agency Scam” (CRA Scam) involving bitcoin, number spoofing, impersonation and the use of “voice over IP” calling.

The victim reported to officers that they had received a legitimate notice in the mail from the Canada Revenue Agency regarding their taxes. In an unfortunate coincidence, the victim then received a phone call from a number listed as the VicPD non-emergency line on their call display. Upon answering the call, the victim spoke with a fraudster who impersonated a VicPD officer and claimed the victim was about to be arrested on fraud charges related to their tax account. Having “spoofed” the VicPD number for their “voice over IP” call, the fraudster went as far as to suggest the victim Google the number from which the fraudster was calling to verify that the call was legitimate.

Number “spoofing” is a tactic that cybercriminals use to trick your call display into impersonating a legitimate number and authority. VicPD officers and staff have received CRA scam-style calls with our non-emergency number displayed on our own call displays at our desks. The use of “voice over IP” calling and artificial intelligence automates number spoofing making it easier for professional fraudsters to target their victims.

Convinced the call was legitimate, the victim was then skillfully tricked into revealing personal information, and then manipulated into purchasing $1,700 in bitcoin to pay a non-existent fine. The fraudster convinced the victim through a combination of threats and promises to share the bitcoin QR code with them. It was then the victim realized they had fallen victim to professional fraudsters.

While investigators are continuing their work on this file, it is unlikely the victim’s money will be recovered.