Oceanside Community Safety

Thousands of Canadians fall victim to fraud every year. This is Fraud Prevention Month and the RCMP wants everyone to take time to further educate themselves on how to recognize different types of fraud, learn how to report it, and share this information with your family and friends.

#EyesFwdBC! It's distracted driving campaign time. ICBC tells us that distracted driving is responsible for 26% of collision fatalities in B.C. each year. On average, 76 people die each year in a crash where distracted driving is a contributing factor.

Every year, on average, according to police reported data from 2014 to 2018:

The 529 Garage Shield acts as a deterrent for thieves and immediately lets police know a recovered bike is in the system.

OCSV's Michael Garland speaks with The Beach FM's Dave Graham discussing upcoming events.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 236 complaints.

On February 17, the team from Oceanside Community Safety participated in the Coombs Family Day Celebration. Many families enjoyed our displays. This event brought in 3000 people, a record breaker according to the Arrowsmith Recreation Coordinator.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 191 complaints.

When I was posted in the Okanagan in the 1990s I was answering phones in the detachment dispatch office. A caller from Summerland asked what would happen if he decided to take his protest sign down to the highway and conduct his own personal blockade. He expressed the opinion that if he did that the police would arrive quickly and if he did not move he would be removed.I couldn't argue his point.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 230 complaints. 

A young person's brain is not fully matured until the age of 25. The prefrontal cortex manages executive functions such as impulse control and weighing consequences but may not do a great job of it for teenagers. If you are faced with a teen driver who is consistently making bad choices, what do you do?