Victoria, BC – Investigators are appealing for witnesses after two suspicious fires this morning.
Officers were called to the 600-block of Dunedin Street just after 3 a.m. this morning for a report of a large fire at a business there. When officers arrived, they discovered an active fire. Victoria Fire Department firefighters attended the scene to extinguish the blaze.
Victoria, BC – Saturday marks the final day of the Royal Family’s visit to Victoria. There are a series of events taking place in the James Bay and Downtown areas. As a result there will be road closures and traffic disruptions throughout the day, ending around 4 p.m.
There is no parking in the lower Wharf Street parking lot beginning at 1 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m.
Victoria, BC – VicPD Investigators are thanking the public for your help in locating missing man Christopher Sandham.
Christopher was the subject of a missing person notification yesterday. Acting on a tip, officers were able to locate him and bring him to care. Thank you for your help in bringing a member of our community to safety.
With the Royal Family’s visit at the Legislature this Saturday, Victoria and Esquimalt will be on the world’s stage.
Here’s what you need to know to enjoy the event:
Victoria, BC – VicPD investigators have made an arrest after a sexual assault in Esquimalt on Tuesday night.
Last night, VicPD investigators identified and arrested a 40-year-old Esquimalt man in relation to the sexual assault that occurred in Cairn Park, otherwise known as Highrock Park.
UPDATE –VicPD investigators would like to speak to anyone who would have been in or around Highrock Park (Cairn Park) between 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. last night. Investigators are specifically looking for information on a white man, in his late 30s or early 40s years with close-cropped hair walking a dark coloured dog and a light coloured dog.
If you have any information about this incident, you are asked to call (250) 995-7444.
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Investigators are looking to identify four persons of interest after mischief – in this case, graffiti “tagging” - was captured on video.
We’ve had many inquiries from the public and members of the media about the upcoming visit by the Royal Family.
Here’s what you need to know:
Victoria, BC – Investigators are looking to speak with witnesses after a Victoria man was arrested for two apparently random assaults.
Officers were called to the 1200-block of Langley Street just after 7 a.m. Sunday after two witnesses observed a man assault a second man. The victim was knocked to the ground, suffering life-threatening injuries. The suspect left the area. One of the two witnesses stayed with the victim, while the other followed the suspect from a distance.
Victoria, BC – A/Chief Constable Del Manak was “taken into custody” today by VicPD’s Cst. Todd Mason and Cst. Cam Stephens as part of the Canadian Cancer Society’s “Jail & Bail” fundraiser.
Chief Manak joins several notable police, fire, community and political leaders from across Greater Victoria in the “hoosegow” a temporary jail set up on Ship Point in Victoria’s Inner Harbour. Each “prisoner” remains “in custody” until his or her “bail” is raised. A/Chief Constable Manak was already at 46% of his bail goal at 11 am this morning.