Victoria Crime

• B.C. carjacking victim says she doesn’t trust the ‘catch-and-release’ system

  'It's been really hard, to even get back into the swing of things. Honestly, I feel like my life has been completely torn apart, and I don't know where to even begin.'

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  Apr 25
  
• Man accused of Victoria carjackings arrested a third time in as many days

  Victoria police say Seth Packer was arrested Tuesday evening, after allegedly entering an occupied home in the North Jubilee area and stealing a wallet.

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  Apr 24
  
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• Woman shares carjack nightmare: ‘I can’t believe this is happening in Victoria’

  A Victoria woman is sharing her story after a man shoved her to the ground and stole her car, smashing it into multiple others before being arrested.

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  Apr 23
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• B.C. bookkeeper charged with defrauding non-profit of more than $1.7M

  In December 2023, officers from Victoria's major crime unit arrested Galyna Kulykova. Charges of fraud over $5,000, theft over $5,000 and falsifying documents were sworn.

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  Apr 11
• B.C. man arrested for swinging hatchet near pedestrians in downtown Victoria

  Police say the incident happened on Tuesday around 7 p.m. in downtown Victoria in the 1200-block of Government Street, where multiple people reported the suspect.

  Crime

  Jan 31
• Man arrested after cyclist stabbed outside Victoria police headquarters

  "Officers learned the suspect had entered a downtown childcare facility approximately one hour prior to the stabbing incident," police said in a Tuesday news release.

  Crime

  Jan 23
• Man charged after spitting in woman’s face in downtown Victoria

  The victim initially left the scene while officers arrested the suspect, but after police sent out a public request for her to come forward, she did.

  Crime

  Jan 19
• Suspect photos released in multi-million dollar Victoria restaurant arson

  Victoria police have released images of a man accused of setting a fire that caused millions of dollars of damage to a Ricky's Restaurant last summer.

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  Jan 10
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• ‘Staggering’ 109 people arrested, $29K in merchandise seized in Victoria theft crackdown

  According to the department, four people were arrested multiple times during the operational blitz. Twenty-one of the 109 people had outstanding warrants.

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  Dec 7, 2023
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• Witnesses sought to Victoria-area stabbing that left man seriously hurt

  Police believe a group of up to four people may have been involved in an early-morning stabbing in Colwood that left a 27-year-old man with serious injuries on Sunday.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2023