Oceanside Community Safety

The GoByBike Week for Fall 2018 was held between October 15 and 28. Here in the Oceanside area the co-ordinator was OCS volunteer Leo Boon. Everyone did a great job as we had the highest number of participants per capita in the province!

1) File 2018-12574: November 10th, Car keys, a compass a pen and pad were stolen from a mobility scooter 200 block of Lodgepole Dr, Parksville, while the owner was running errands.

Q: I am a resident of Errington and spend a lot of time in Parksville with vested interest in both areas. I would very much like to assist the police with their work and help deal with the crime that is so plentiful of late.

I have a couple of questions that I was hoping you may know the answer to.

One of the loneliest books in the world might just be your vehicle's owner's manual. Consigned to the glove box, many never see the light of day until they find a new home in the recycle bin. That's a shame because the manufacturer of your vehicle has put a lot of thought and important safety information on those pages.

1) File 2018-12293: November 2nd, while attending an incident an Officer observed a smashed front glass door at a business in the 100 block Hirst Ave E, Parksville.

Unfortunately, OCS Volunteer Dana Woon will not be able to present Senior Safety at Vancouver Island University's Elder College in Parksville. The course has been cancelled due to low enrollment.

If you are part of a group that is interested in having Dana present this to you, please contact her at seminars@oceansidecsv.org to arrange it.

1) File 2018-12039, 12040, 12042, 12044, 12046: October 26th, 2018, Canada Post reported mail boxes were pried open in the areas of Nile Road/Bovanis Road, Bowser, Dorman Road/Baylis Road, 200 block of Goodyear Road, 1500 block of Meadowood Way, and 100 block of Kenmuir Road, Qualicum Beach.

1) File 2018-11755: October 18th: A resident of the 100 block Finholm St N, Parksville reported vehicles at their residence had been rummaged through. Several thefts from vehicles in this area have already been reported.

1) File 2018-11505: October 11th: A business in the 400 block Island Hwy E, Parksville, reported a suspicious male on the property, yelling at cars leaving the business. Members attended. Subject was told to leave and was cooperative.

Twelve combination Speed Watch and Cell Watch deployments were made by Oceanside Community Safety's Community Watch during the month of October, 2018. Of 9.031 vehicles checked,  358 or 4% were traveling at more than 10 km/h over the posted speed limit with the highest deviation being 81 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. 91 drivers were observed doing some form of distracted driving.