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[todd]

“Oak Bay police report low-crime return of the Tea Party”: https://www.vicnews....-tea-party/amp/

Oak Bay car theft victim spots car being driven just blocks away

“..someone waiting for the Tea Party parade to start went back to their vehicle parked on Bee Street and discovered it missing. A short time later, the driver spotted two people in their Toyota Corolla driving past on...”: https://www.saanichn...locks-away/amp/

Edited by todd, 07 June 2022 - 08:58 PM.

[pontcanna]

Have You Seen Wanted Man Brandon White?

 

Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - File: #22-21245

 

Victoria, BC – VicPD officers are asking for your assistance to locate Brandon White, who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after failing to return to his community-based residential facility in Victoria.

 

Brandon White is serving a more than three-year federal sentence for robbery, arson, break and enter, and disguise with intent. Brandon White is described as a 39-year-old Caucasian man standing five feet,  ten inches tall, and weighing approximately 170 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

 

Brandon White may be driving a white 2008 Chevrolet Silverado or a white 2016 Toyota Corolla.

 

A photograph of Brandon White is below.

 

If you see Brandon White, do not approach him, and call 911. If you have information about where Brandon White 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]

Victoria halfway houses:

 

 

 

Victoria

• Cridge Society
• Address: 1307 Hillside Avenue, Victoria, BC, V8T 0A2
• Phone: 250-384-1340
• Fax: 250-384-5267
• E-mail Address: cthw@cridge.org
• Contact: Marlene Goley

• Manchester House - John Howard Society
• Address: 540 Manchester Road, Victoria, BC, V8T 2N8
• Phone: 250-384-1340
• Fax: 250-920-3824
• E-mail Address: k.roy@manchesterhouse.ca
• Contact: Kathy Roy
• Sex: Males

• Salvation Army Victoria Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre
• Address: 525 Johnson Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1M2
• Phone: 250-384-3396
• Fax: 250-383-2756
• Contact: Sheldon Feener
• Sex: Males

• Bill Mudge Residence - Laren Society
• Address: 138 Dallas Road, Victoria, BC, V8V 1A3
• Phone: 250-381-7949
• Fax: 250-381-5661
• E-mail Address: mudgecrf1@shaw.ca
• Contact: Allan Turnbull
• Sex: Males

[Victoria Watcher]

Most survey respondents don't feel safe at night in downtown Victoria

Respondents listed homelessness (18 per cent) and mental health (16 per cent) as top problems VicPD should pay closer attention to.





The report said that 52 per cent of respondents to the survey felt crime had increased. That number was down from 55 per cent in 2021, but still a leap from the 34 per cent who felt crime was rising in 2020.

https://www.timescol...ictoria-5459432

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 09 June 2022 - 02:11 AM.

[pontcanna]

Distraction theft reported in Langford similar to two in Saanich

West Shore RCMP are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in a “distraction theft” similar to ones reported in Saanich, where two women had their wallets stolen from parking lots.

At about 1 p.m. Saturday, police received a report about a theft in a retail parking lot in the 800-block of Langford Parkway.

The victim said she was getting into her vehicle when a man approached her and said there was something wrong with her tire. While she was investigating, another man entered her vehicle and stole her wallet.

The victim said her bank card was used to withdraw money from her account. It’s believed the suspects also followed her into the store to try to get her personal identification number.

CCTV footage from the scene shows a man putting something in the victim’s tire then coming up to her window to get her attention.

She gets out and looks at the tire, and while the man talks to her, the other man goes into the car to get the wallet.

 

More: https://www.timescol...saanich-5458272

[pontcanna]

T-C version of the previous Tyee story:

 

Home-share provider sought help for man who was killed

Times Colonist 9 Jun 2022 

ceharnett@timescolonist.com

A woman who provided a home for six years for a 26-year old Sooke man who was killed last month says her repeated requests for extra support for him came to nothing.

Karin McKenzie says she cared for Jamie Joe, a client of a provincial government agency that serves people with developmental disabilities, as if he were her own son.

 

He moved into the home she shares with her husband after aging out of a permanent foster-care placement at 19, transitioning to a home-share arrangement funded through Community Living B.C. and delivered through local agencies, in this case Sooke Family Resource Society.

Just after 1 p.m. on May 15, Joe was found dead in the bedroom of the Throup Road home. Clarice Quoquat, 19, was arrested at the scene, but released from police custody the following day “pending further investigation.” Police said she and Joe were known to each other. McKenzie said they had been a couple eight months.

Police haven’t said how Joe died.

 

More: https://digitaltimes...281522229737263

 

[Victoria Watcher]

Sounds like he was doing very well before he started dating that woman.

[pontcanna]

Suspect Sought In James Bay Spitting Assault

 

Date: Thursday June 9, 2022 - File: #22-2456

 

Victoria, BC – VicPD investigators are asking for your help as we work to identify a suspect after a man was assaulted by being spat upon at a James Bay business.

 

Just after noon, on January 20^th, 2022, officers were called for a report that an employee was working at a business in the 400-block of Simcoe Street when he was confronted by a man who was a customer there. Without warning, the man lowered his mask, spat on the employee and left.

 

The suspect is described as a Caucasian man, approximately 60 to 65-years-old, standing approximately five feet eight inches tall, with a medium build. The man has a grey beard and at the time of the incident wore black framed glasses, a grey hooded sweatshirt, tan pants and black shoes. A photograph of the suspect is below.

 

Do you recognize this man? This incident has remained under investigation since it was reported, but investigators need your help to identify and locate the suspect.

 

If you recognize this man, please call the VicPD Report Desk at (250) 995-7654 extension 1.

 

 

[Nparker]

Spitting assault????

[Nparker]

The suspect was armed with a wet tongue and moist lips.

[pontcanna]

Mr. Lucky Bar should remember the old proverb "A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client".

 

[Victoria Watcher]

Most survey respondents don't feel safe at night in downtown Victoria

Respondents listed homelessness (18 per cent) and mental health (16 per cent) as top problems VicPD should pay closer attention to.





The report said that 52 per cent of respondents to the survey felt crime had increased. That number was down from 55 per cent in 2021, but still a leap from the 34 per cent who felt crime was rising in 2020.

https://www.timescol...ictoria-5459432

People feel four times safer at night in downtown Victoria than they did in 2014

VicPD survey respondents’ top police priorities not actually crimes

https://www.vicnews....ey-did-in-2014/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 10 June 2022 - 07:12 AM.

[pontcanna]

-Quite a bit more serious than originally reported...

 

Stelly's student recovering after masked group assault in school parking lot

A Central Saanich high school student is recovering at home after being attacked by several people wearing face coverings.

Central Saanich police were dispatched to Stelly’s Secondary School around 11:20 a.m. Friday for reports that a student was being assaulted in the school parking lot by a number of individuals hiding their identities with face coverings.

The attackers used weapons, including a knife and mallet, said Sgt. Paul Brailey, and are believed to be associated with an older black BMW sedan. It is not known if they are connected to the school.

The student was taken to hospital for treatment but is now recovering at home, police said.

Brailey said the incident is under investigation but police believe the assault was likely targeted.

More: https://www.timescol...ing-lot-5469267

 

[Nparker]

Things have certainly changed at my old alma mater.

[pontcanna]

Man stabbed six times as he tries to stop liquor store theft in Courtenay

Jun. 12, 2022

The Comox Valley Major Crime Unit is investigating following a serious stabbing at a liquor store that happened Friday night in Courtenay.

The victim was a well-liked customer who intervened when some teens were trying to steal from The Mex Liquor store on Ryan Road.

“What surprised me the most wasn’t the fact that they stabbed the man. You know people do terrible things and make terrible mistakes. It was the little remorse they had after the fact and that they were standing right there taunting the victims,” said witness Ryan Lavoie.

Lavoie walked up to the store around 10:45 Friday night just after a customer had been stabbed six times.

 

The Mex liquor store in Courtenay is shown Sunday, June 12, 2022. 

Just outside the front doors, as the victim was lying on the ground, Lavoie kept two of the teens from advancing again, and they eventually fled.

Comox Valley RCMP confirms officers arrested three youth shortly after the stabbing occurred and the major crime unit is continuing its investigation.
 

Jeff Chapple

 

The victim was 62-year-old Jeff Chapple. He was airlifted to Vancouver General Hospital Friday after the stabbing. He’s since undergone surgery and is in stable condition.

More: https://www.cheknews...rtenay-1049012/

 

[Mike K.]

🔺Child luring attempt at Victoria elementary school has VicPD searching for suspect🔺

Victoria Police say they are searching for a man who allegedly attempted to lure two children to his vehicle while they were outside on the school grounds. The incident happened earlier today during the noon hour. More from VicPD:

VicPD officers are seeking additional information after a report of a suspicious incident at a Victoria elementary school this afternoon.

At approximately 12:45 p.m. VicPD officers responded to a report of a suspicious incident at Sir James Douglas Elementary School in the 400-block of Moss Street. During lunchtime break two students were outside on school grounds, near Fairfield Road and Moss Street, when they were approached by an unknown man who asked the students to accompany him to his vehicle so that they could complete their homework. The students declined and reported the incident to school staff, who promptly called police.

Officers attended the school and circulated the area, but the man was not located. He is described as an approximately 40-year-old Caucasian man with “scruffy” facial hair. He was wearing a black jacket over a red hooded sweater, blue and yellow plaid pants, and sandals with red and yellow mismatched socks. A potential vehicle description was not obtained.

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]

Freelance entrepreneurial tutor. Where is the crime?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 13 June 2022 - 03:09 PM.

[Mike K.]

The BC RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of an incident in Campbell River where one man has died.

In the early morning hours of June 13, 2022, Campbell River RCMP received a report of a homicide at a local marina with hostages being held at the scene. Police responded, including members of the Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team and Crisis Negotiators.

Officers confirmed the safety of the hostages, and made contact with the male suspect. Attempts were made to negotiate with the man, who was reported to be in possession of a weapon. While interacting with the man shots were fired and he was pronounced deceased.

The IIO BC has been notified and will be investigating police actions.

Campbell River RCMP Major Crimes Unit are running a concurrent investigation into the homicide and ask that anyone with information contact police.

As the matter is now under investigation by the IIO BC, no further information will be released by police at this time. Please note that all aspects and circumstances of this incident will be the subject of independent investigation by the IIO BC.

[pontcanna]

@VicCrimeStop

@SaanichPolice is looking to ID this suspect who bear sprayed someone after he was caught illegally entering a vehicle.

 

If you know who this is and you want to tell us his name anonymously, please call 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip at http://victoriacrimestoppers.ca

 

File: #22-9954

 

 

 

[Victoria Watcher]

“His” name?


Anti-trans much?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 14 June 2022 - 08:35 AM.