Victoria Police Department

• Hearing finds VicPD officer committed misconduct in woman’s plastic bullet death

  Lisa Rauch was shot with a plastic bullet on Christmas Day 2019, and died four days later in hospital. The officer that fired the round committed misconduct, a hearing has ruled.

  Crime

  May 23, 2025
  
• Victoria locate ‘high-risk’ missing man

  Anyone with information regarding the high-risk missing had been asked to call 911.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2023
  
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• Victoria police seek ‘high-risk’ missing man who hasn’t been seen since April

  Delmer Esau, 47, has a medical condition that requires "immediate treatment," the police department said in a Wednesday news release. 

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  Jun 7, 2023
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• Victoria bar patrol program gets funding to resume operations after much debate

  Victoria city council has agreed to reinstate the police bar patrol program, but with a catch —- the city will only fund the task force for this year.

  Crime

  Apr 7, 2023
• Repeat offender wanted by Victoria police has been arrested

  It's the second time the 49-year-old repeat offender has been the subject of a province-wide arrest warrant this year, according to Victoria police.

  Crime

  Mar 24, 2023
• Alberta dad learns about son’s death in Victoria after Googling his name, finding obituary

  The funeral home in B.C. posted Scott Grier’s obituary online as a courtesy, in hopes a family member would come across it after the Alberta man died in Victoria in May 2022.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2023
• Are these your family heirlooms? Victoria police seek owners of recovered jewellery

  Items found on the property include watches, rings, bracelets, necklaces, several utensils, and more. Victoria police believe the items may have been stolen in a break-and-enter.

  Crime

  Dec 23, 2022
• Victoria, B.C. police officer injured in fight with man during Santa Claus parade

  The officer that was injured in the fight sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2022
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• Man throws coffee on mother and her baby, Victoria police say

  A mother and her baby were approached by a man in Victoria, who accosted her and without warning threw coffee on her and her baby, according to police.

  Crime

  Oct 27, 2022
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• Victoria carjacking victim stabbed, car ditched after hit and run, police say

  Just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday, police were called to the 0-block of Simcoe Street after a man said he was attacked by two other men, who then allegedly stole his vehicle.

  Crime

  Oct 23, 2022