Oceanside Community Safety

1) 2016-1615 On February 25th, a theft from Canada Post property was reported to have occurred in the 1100 block of Fair Road in Parksville.  The complainant advised that culprits pried open a number of mail slots at a rural post box and stole an undetermined amount of mail.  Several tools and various pieces of mail were found on the ground near the mailboxes.

When we think of distracted driving, most of us immediately consider cell phone use. While this might be the most common example used in distracted driving campaigns, it is certainly not the only one. Any action that takes the drivers attention off of the driving task is distracting and is to be avoided. This month the provincial distracted driving campaign is telling us that the second leading cause of collision fatalities in B.C. is not being properly focused on operating your vehicle.

ICBC and the RCMP will be extra vigilant in their efforts to deter distracted driving this March. As distracted driving has now taken over as the second leading cause of fatalities in our Province, March has been chosen as distracted driving awareness month.

1) 2016-1393 On February 18th, a theft was reported to have occurred at a local business in the 100 block of Island Highway East in Parksville.  The complainant advised that two females entered the store with a small buggy type cart.