A BC Transit bus driver in Saanich was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a struggle with an impatient passenger at 10am on Boxing Day. It happened as the driver was assisting a passenger in a wheel chair off the bus, when the twenty one-year old man kept trying to push past. The driver told the man he could exit by the back … [Read more...]
Saanich Police investigating attempted abduction
December 4, 2012 by
Saanich Police are investigating an attempted abduction of a 17 year old girl last night. Police say they got multiple 911 calls around 6:30 from the 1700 block of De Souza Place. A woman could be heard screaming and calling for help. Police say the victim was pushed into a waiting van, and but managed to get out. Another 17 year old girl … [Read more...]
Suspect in Saanich hotel stabbings identified
November 18, 2012 by
Police in Saanich are recommending five charges of aggravated assault against a 52 year old man arrested after five people were stabbed at the Red Lion Inn Saturday afternoon. Sgt. Chris Horsley says the man is Zhi Wei "Wally" Meng, an employee of the hotel. "At this point the motive for the stabbing is completely unknown, the suspect appears … [Read more...]
Five people stabbed at Saanich hotel
November 17, 2012 by
One man is in custody after five people were stabbed at a hotel in Saanich Saturday afternoon. It happened at the Red Lion Inn in the 3200 block of Douglas Street. Sgt. Dean Jantzen says police were called shortly after 4 pm. Officers did a room-by-room and hallway-by-hallway search of the business end of the hotel, and found five victims in … [Read more...]
Two officers assaulted in Saanich
October 27, 2012 by
A police officer received significant injuries to his hand while helping clear out a house party in Saanich early this morning. Details surrounding how he was injured are under investigation, but two men and a woman in their early twenties were arrested. Meanwhile, later this morning in Saanich, two police officers received minor injuries as they … [Read more...]
Saanich police allege man tried to bite officer, spat on another’s face
September 2, 2012 by
A 28-year-old Saanich man is accused of violently spitting in a police officer’s face early this morning. Staff Sgt. Scott Treble says the man had been involved in an earlier fight at a wedding and the violence spilled over to the man's home. Treble says the man's father called police for help around 2 a.m. "His son was quite drunk. He tried … [Read more...]
Cougar sighting in Saanich
July 10, 2012 by
Saanich Police say a cougar has been spotted at Rithet's bog in Broadmead. Constable Jonathan Myers says the sighting happened shortly after 7:00 Monday evening. "A local resident was walking a trail in Rithet's Bog Conservation area which is park, pretty much in the centre of our municipality and she rounded a curve in the path, and was confronted … [Read more...]
Drug arrest in Saanich
January 19, 2012 by
Saanich police say an awkward bulge in a man's pants led to a drug arrest. It happened early this morning in the parking lot of a Mac’s store, when police recognized a man who would have been violating curfew conditions. When police asked for his driver's license, they noticed a drug pipe protruding from his pants. The 21-year-old was … [Read more...]
