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[JimV]

The police investigation of the poo drop should be fairly simple.  The ringleader is named Sophia Papp and she was on the news tonight with video of her and her colleagues doing the deed.

 

If West Shore RCMP are having trouble piecing together the evidence they could seek help from the VicPD team investigating the Cook statue vandalism.

[LJ]

^ Several pedestrians at Yates and Douglas at 3:00 AM ???

Yeah Sparky, apparently some young folks like to be out and about at that time of the day.

 

You remember that, don't you?

[pontcanna]

[Sparky]

Yeah Sparky, apparently some young folks like to be out and about at that time of the day.

You remember that, don't you?

My old man would have kicked my ass.

[Victoria Watcher]

My old man would have kicked my ass.

 

Mine would not have.  But he would have said "nothing good can come of being out at that time of night".  And he'd likely be correct.

[Sparky]

Ya nothing good happens after midnight.

We may of even had a curfew back then but I’m not sure because I was in bed.

[pontcanna]

MAN ARRESTED AFTER ASSAULTING STAFF AT A LIQUOR STORE

 

May 26, 2022 - File: #22-9906

A man has been arrested after assaulting two employees at a liquor store in Saanich early this morning.

On May 26, 2022, at 9 a.m. officers responded to a call of an assault in progress inside a liquor store in the 3200 block of Shelbourne Street. The suspect was said to have brandished a knife toward at least one of the staff members and witnesses saw the man chasing the staff with the knife inside the store.

Officers were able to respond quickly and with the assistance of the Integrated Canine Section, located the man hiding in some bushes nearby. He was taken into police custody without incident. The knife was found discarded nearby and seized by officers.

After speaking to witnesses and staff, it was believed that the altercation started when staff asked the man to leave the store shortly after it opened at 9 a.m. this morning. The man became agitated and began physically assaulting one of the employees. When another employee tried to intervene, the man violently bit that employee and brandished a large knife, threatening both with it before eventually leaving the store.

One of the employees was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries related to the bite injury to their arm. The other employee was treated by paramedics at the scene.

The man, 35, is known to police and is facing charges of assault causing bodily harm, breach of conditions of not to possess weapons, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He remains in custody pending a bail hearing later today.

Cst. Markus Anastasiades
Public Information & Communications Officer

[Victoria Watcher]

Gas tanks drilled, fuel stolen from vehicles between French Beach and Port Renfrew

At least six vehicles have been vandalized in past two weeks, police say

https://www.vicnews....d-port-renfrew/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 26 May 2022 - 03:34 PM.

[Tom Braybrook]

 

MAN ARRESTED AFTER ASSAULTING STAFF AT A LIQUOR STORE

 

May 26, 2022 - File: #22-9906

A man has been arrested after assaulting two employees at a liquor store in Saanich early this morning.

On May 26, 2022, at 9 a.m. officers responded to a call of an assault in progress inside a liquor store in the 3200 block of Shelbourne Street. The suspect was said to have brandished a knife toward at least one of the staff members and witnesses saw the man chasing the staff with the knife inside the store.

Officers were able to respond quickly and with the assistance of the Integrated Canine Section, located the man hiding in some bushes nearby. He was taken into police custody without incident. The knife was found discarded nearby and seized by officers.

After speaking to witnesses and staff, it was believed that the altercation started when staff asked the man to leave the store shortly after it opened at 9 a.m. this morning. The man became agitated and began physically assaulting one of the employees. When another employee tried to intervene, the man violently bit that employee and brandished a large knife, threatening both with it before eventually leaving the store.

One of the employees was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries related to the bite injury to their arm. The other employee was treated by paramedics at the scene.

The man, 35, is known to police and is facing charges of assault causing bodily harm, breach of conditions of not to possess weapons, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He remains in custody pending a bail hearing later today.

Cst. Markus Anastasiades
Public Information & Communications Officer

 

more cruisers sighted in the neighbourhood this morning and afternoon - this must be why!

[pontcanna]

- There's a person by the same name on FB, wearing Calgary "support gear". Naah...can't be him.

 

U.S. seizes 1,400 pounds of meth aboard boat near Canada-U.S. border

Some of the seized meth is shown. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

May 26, 2022

U.S. authorities say they stopped a small boat carrying a large shipment of methamphetamine after they saw it riding low in the water near the Canadian border with Washington state.

They reported finding 1,432 pounds (650 kg) of meth on board, packed in 28 duffel bags secured with luggage padlocks.

The boat's occupant, identified as Alberta, Canada, resident Ted Karl Faupel, was arrested on a drug distribution count. 

Faupel told investigators that he had been hiking near a marina in Sidney, on Vancouver Island, when someone approached him and offered him $1,000 to move a boat from Sidney to Anacortes, Washington, and back.

 

He said four men met him at a Washington State Parks boat dock, took the boat on a trailer and dropped him off at an inn. The next day, they brought him back to the dock and he left in the newly loaded boat to return to Canada.

He said he did not know what was in the duffel bags, the complaint said.

 

More: https://vancouverisl...order-1.5920671

 

[LJ]

My old man would have kicked my ass.

I can remember lots of times meeting my dad as he was going to work, and I was coming home, but then we were in a smaller city and not many bad things happened.

[On the Level]

My old man would have kicked my ass.

 

Edited.....

Edited by On the Level, 26 May 2022 - 10:27 PM.

[Mike K.]

On May 25 at 6:05 p.m. the Saanich Police were notified of an assault against an elderly woman. The woman was walking along the sidewalk in the 3300-block of Oak Street approaching Saanich Road when a person pushed them to the ground. We currently believe this was a random assault.

The victim did not stay on scene and has yet to be identified. We are encouraging this person to contact the Saanich Police, as well as any witnesses or individuals who may have dashcam footage.

Anyone with information can contact the Saanich Police Department at 250-475-4321 or report anonymously through the Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

File 22-9875

[Victoria Watcher]

As policing costs associated with a murder in Sooke rise, the town’s mayor warns that a tax hike could result.

The Sooke RCMP and the Vancouver Island Major Crime Unit (VIMCU) launched an investigation into a murder on May 15 after the body of a man was found at a Throup Road residence, leading investigators to suspect foul play.

A person of interest was arrested at the scene, but no charges have been filed.

https://www.vicnews....ns-sooke-mayor/

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In support of expenses outside the current police service agreement, the district regularly contributes to a reserve fund. In addition, the fund is used to hire more local police officers as the community grows. The fund stands at $529,815.

Tait said the district is still waiting for the cost of the murder investigation, and she hopes because the suspect and victim knew each other, it will be less of a financial burden on Sooke taxpayers.





Maybe the town can put out a reminder. Only kill people you know, to keep taxes down.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 May 2022 - 10:31 AM.

[Mike K.]

Saanich Police released surveillance footage showing an elderly woman being knocked to the ground near Uptown by an unknown assailant: https://fb.watch/dgUk16sdXg/

[Mike K.]

Quite an active offender:

VicPD officers arrested a man yesterday who reportedly broke into a vehicle and then assaulted an officer with a pry bar. He was later connected to other investigations including a break and enter to a coffee shop, and the theft of a bicycle.

Shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 26th, VicPD officers were called to a parkade in the 400-block of Belleville Street for a report of a man aggressively yelling at passersby. Officers received additional information that the man was observed breaking into a vehicle at that location.

Officers arrived on scene and searched for the suspect. As the officers searched the parkade they suddenly encountered the suspect. The man then stabbed at an officer with a pry bar and struck the officer in the hand. Officers took the suspect to the ground and arrested the man after a brief struggle. The officer who was struck by the pry bar suffered a cut to his hand which required medical attention, but he was able to complete his shift.

Officers searched the suspect subsequent to arrest and located a number of items that were recently stolen during a break and enter to a coffee shop in the 1800-block of Fairfield Road. The suspect was subsequently arrested for break and enter. The suspect was also in possession of a stolen bicycle which has since been returned to the owner.

Officers transported the suspect to VicPD cells where he was held to await a bail hearing. He faces recommended charges of assaulting a police officer with a weapon, mischief, possession of stolen property, and possession of break and enter instruments. The investigation into the break and enter at the coffee shop remains ongoing.

This file remains under investigation.

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

[Hotel Mike]

These are the folks that should not be getting out over and over again.

[FawltyVic]

On May 25 at 6:05 p.m. the Saanich Police were notified of an assault against an elderly woman. The woman was walking along the sidewalk in the 3300-block of Oak Street approaching Saanich Road when a person pushed them to the ground. We currently believe this was a random assault.

The victim did not stay on scene and has yet to be identified. We are encouraging this person to contact the Saanich Police, as well as any witnesses or individuals who may have dashcam footage.

Anyone with information can contact the Saanich Police Department at 250-475-4321 or report anonymously through the Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

File 22-9875

The suspect was arrested.

 

https://vancouverisl...anich-1.5921581

 

Woman arrested after random assault against senior in Saanich

Updated  

May 27, 2022 12:57 p.m. PDT

 

A woman has been arrested after she allegedly attacked an elderly woman in Saanich, B.C., on Wednesday evening.

Police say an eye witness called about the assault around 6:05 p.m.

 

The witness told police that the elderly victim was walking on a sidewalk in the 3300-block of Oak Street, towards Saanich Road, when another woman came and pushed to the ground.

Saanich police arrived and located the suspect. When police were arresting her, she reportedly assaulted one of the officers, according to the police department.

 

The woman was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer, and police say they're considering recommending charges for the random attack against the elderly woman.

The elderly victim did not remain at the scene of the reported assault, and left before police arrive.

 

Investigators are hoping to speak with the victim, and are also looking for anyone who may have witnessed the event or have dashcam footage of the area.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Saanich police at 250-475-4321 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

 

 

Edited by FawltyVic, 27 May 2022 - 06:25 PM.

[pontcanna]

More details on Mastermind boater. He couldn't have left a more obvious trail of crumbs

 

B.C. speedboat driver arrested with 650kg of meth 'feared for his family's safety,' he told U.S. investigators

U.S. authorities said they recovered 28 duffel bags of methamphetamine from the boat on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. 

May 27, 2022

New details are emerging after a 51-year-old Alberta man was arrested aboard a speedboat that U.S. authorities say was carrying 650 kilograms of methamphetamine between Washington state and British Columbia.

The speedboat's operator identified himself as a resident of Cowichan Bay, B.C., and said he was heading to Sidney, B.C., north of Victoria, according to court documents.

The man initially told the customs agents he was moving the boat for a friend but became lost and strayed into U.S. waters.

He also told the agents he did not have any guns on board, and complied when asked to pull back a canvas that concealed the boat's rear deck, according to the documents.

Under the cover, agents found more than a dozen duffel bags stacked on the deck, each one secured with a padlock through the zipper, according to the affidavit.

An officer cut a small hole in one of the bags, revealing its contents as suspected crystal meth wrapped inside vacuum-sealed bags, according to the documents.

The man was immediately taken into custody and he was brought, along with the boat, to the U.S. Coast Guard station in Bellingham, Wash., where he was turned over to Homeland Security investigators.

Customs agents at the coast guard station conducted a search of the speedboat with a police dog, ultimately turning up 28 locked duffel bags of suspected meth found in the deck, cabin and storage areas.

Agents also removed from the boat a backpack containing a loaded 9mm pistol and a box of 9mm ammunition, according to the court documents.

The backpack also held a ledger "that documented details regarding this narcotics-smuggling event, as well as others," the documents said.

"Also discovered were three cellular phones and a single U.S. dollar bill that had '28 duffel bags' and a signature on it," according to the affidavit.

Investigators say the accused denied any knowledge of the drugs in interviews, and claimed he had found the pistol. He later admitted the pistol was his and he carried it for safety while hiking, according to the documents.

The accused told the agents that "after departing, he drove the boat in circles and contemplated turning the boat in to the police," the documents say. "But he did not because he feared for his family's safety."

Ted Karl Faupel of Alberta is charged with possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.

 

More: https://vancouverisl...ators-1.5921724

 

[Love the rock]

I’ll be surprised if that story results in a leaner sentence regardless if it’s true or not .