Dangerous offender status in a Saanich case
Dangerous offender designation was the final result in a Saanich sex assault case. In July 2008, a sex assault was reported to the Saanich Police. An extensive investigation led by…
Public assistance in locating a missing person
The Saanich Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Shirley BURSTALL of Saanich. Mrs BURSTALL was last seen by her family on March 31. The family last heard…
Dangerous hairstyling incident
Saturday night, the GVERT was activated for what was thought to be a man with a gun. On Friday, April 13th, 2012, a caller reported possibly seeing a man with…
Update in the Burstall investigation
Monday afternoon, Shirley Burstall’s vehicle was located off the Strathcona Parkway in the Courtenay area. The car, a 2002 Mazda Protégé, was located on a remote side road and appeared…
Break and enter trends noted
There have been 8 break-ins in the Saanich west area since April 1st. Here are some of the highlights: April 15th- 200 block Crease ave: a home was entered over…
Reckless drivers lose vehicles
Yesterday afternoon, just after 1pm, calls were received at the Saanich Police Communications Centre regarding two vehicles on Blanshard street. These two vehicles were seen by witnesses driving in a…
Zeke gets his man
At about 3:30 this morning, a witness saw a male smash a door window and enter the Cycles West store in the 100 block of Burnside road west. Two officers…
Wire thieves still at work
…good reminder that metal and wire thieves are at work in the area. If you have an outdoor compound or store items outside that may be salvaged for scrap you…
Watch out for thieves
…remain vigilant through the evening hours and report any suspicious activity immediately. Saanich Police Uniformed Division officers will be focussing their patrols in the area in the coming days. 12-10770…
Impaired driver nearly runs down officers
…a brown, 2003 Nissan Murano approached the roadblock northbound on Blanshard street. An officer seated in a police vehicle at the time, saw that the car was likely not going…