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PQB crime report: Vandals strike Canada Post mailboxes in Nanoose Bay, Qualicum Beach

Oceanside RCMP also deal with prowlers, car thieves
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Oceanside RCMP received 307 complaints the week of Sept. 25 to Oct. 2.

Some of the incidents included:

Sept. 25

• A vehicle was reported vandalized and a safety kit missing in the 200 block of Dunbar Way, Parksville.

• A prowler was reported going through garbage bins in the 400 block of Island Highway East, Parksville.

Sept. 26

• A nighttime car prowler was reported in the 200 block of Moilliet Street South, Parksville.

• A vehicle was reported stolen in the 200 block of Fourth Avenue West, Qualicum Beach. The vehicle was located the same day with damage to the ignition.

• A nighttime business break-and-enter was reported in the 2500 block of Alberni Highway, Coombs. Damage sustained to an exterior door but nothing noted missing.

• Canada Post mailboxes were vandalized in the 100 block of Garden Road East, Qualicum Beach.

• A garden ornament red decorative bike was reported stolen in the 600 block of Forsythe Avenue, Parksville.

• A daytime prowler was reported in the 400 Island Highway West, Parksville. A male was apprehended and detained by RCMP.

Sept. 27

• Two nighttime car prowlers were reported in the area of Forsyth Avenue and Finholm Street North, Parksville.

• A Stihl HS35 hedge trimmer was reported stolen from a garage that was left open in the first block of Magnolia Drive, Parksville.

• A courier reported that a number of items were stolen from a delivery vehicle in the 1700 block of Oak Leaf Drive, Nanoose Bay.

• A yellow and black XL Norco Storm bicycle was reported stolen in the 700 block of Gaetjen Street, Parksville.

• A black iPhone 8 was found on a trail between Errington and Coombs. Contact Oceanside RCMP during regular business hours to claim.

• A vehicle was reported vandalized in the parking lot of the Deep Bay Marina, Deep Bay. Damage to the ignition and a battery missing.

• A nighttime prowler was reported in the 600 block of Island Highway East, Parksville.

Sept. 28

• A vehicle was reported stolen in the 300 block of Morrison Avenue, Parksville. The vehicle was recovered later in the day by RCMP.

• Canada Post mailboxes were reported vandalized in the 900 block of Chatsworth Road, Qualicum Beach. No entry was reported.

• A blue 2011 Kia Rondo, B.C. licence plate MW589R, was reported stolen in the 600 block of Soriel Road, Parksville.

• Canada Post mailboxes were reported vandalized on Kaye Road, Nanoose Bay.

• B.C. licence plate 111XPF was reported stolen from a vehicle on Resort Drive, Parksville.

• Canada Post mailboxes were reported vandalized in the 3900 block of Alberni Highway, Qualicum Beach.

•A four-wheel walker was found in the 800 block of Island Highway West, Parksville. Contact Oceanside RCMP during regular business hours to claim.

Sept. 29

• A residential break-and-enter was reported in the 100 block of Wallis Street, Parksville. A sum of money was reported missing.

• Elections signs were reported damaged and/or stolen in the 800 block of Island Highway West, Parksville.

Sept. 30

• Two Scotty downriggers were reported stolen from a boat stored in the 700 block of Wildgreen Way, Parksville.

• A daytime male trespasser as apprehended in the 300 block of Sutherland Place, Parksville.

• A daytime prowler was reported in the 1100 block of Dobler Road, Parksville.

Oct. 1

• Three elections signs were reported stolen from a property in the 900 block of Dornoch Drive, Qualicum Beach.

If you see a crime in progress, call 911. Crimes of a less serious nature that are not in progress may be reported online. The Oceanside RCMP non-emergency number is 250-248-6111 (extension 7). The detachment is located at 421 Pym St. North, Parksville, with public business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m., Monday to Friday, except holidays.

— NEWS Staff, submitted

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Philip Wolf

About the Author: Philip Wolf

I’ve been involved with journalism on Vancouver Island for more than 30 years, beginning as a teenage holiday fill-in at the old Cowichan News Leader.
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