Saanich Police

• Galloping Goose Trail in Saanich, B.C., reopened amid ‘ongoing investigation’

  A portion of the Galloping Goose Trail in Saanich, B.C.,  was closed on Tuesday morning due to what police called an "ongoing investigation."

  Crime

  Mar 12
  
• 2 arrested, charged with fraud in connection to grandparent scam in Saanich, B.C.

  Saanich police said a 26-year-old man from Montreal and a 24-year-old woman from Quebec City were arrested with help from Richmond RCMP at YVR.

  Crime

  Mar 1
  
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• Thousands in damages caused to vehicles in Saanich, B.C. mischief incidents

  Between Dec. 29, 2023, and Jan. 5, 2024, police said 16 vehicles were vandalized and damaged in Saanich, B.C.

  Crime

  Jan 9
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• Saanich, B.C. police officer fired for ‘egregiously serious’ corrupt practice of stalking ex-partner

  A Saanich police officer was fired for misconduct related to actions deemed stalking, an official complaint report said.

  Crime

  Dec 28, 2023
• A year after Saanich bank shootout, police say they need more boots on the ground

  Saanich police say they're at a "tipping point" with burnout and job-related stress piling up and officers still grappling with the effects of the 2022 firefight.

  Politics

  Dec 7, 2023
• Saanich police seek man accused of exposing himself on transit bus

  Investigators said a woman was travelling on bus Route 31 on Douglas Street when the suspect approached her and exposed himself. 

  Crime

  Sep 25, 2023
• Effort to vandalize rainbow crosswalk foiled in Central Saanich, B.C.

  Defacing Pride symbols, including flags and crosswalks, has been an increasingly common method of attacking the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in B.C.

  Crime

  Aug 8, 2023
• Victim in suspicious Oak Bay, B.C. death identified as 33-year-old man

  Steven Middleton, 33, has been identified as the man found dead in Oak Bay on Wednesday under suspicious circumstances.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2023
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• ‘Suspicious death’: Police investigate discovery of man’s body in Oak Bay, B.C.

  There have been no arrests, but Saanich police called the discovery an 'isolated incident,' and said there was no perceived risk to the public. 

  Crime

  Jul 26, 2023
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• ‘There for each other’: Police, community healing 1 year after deadly Saanich bank shootout

  On June 28 last year, twin brothers entered a Bank of Montreal in Saanich in what appeared to be an attempted robbery. Their intention, however, was shoot and kill police.

  Crime

  Jun 28, 2023