South Cowichan Community Policing

File: 20-49111 Patrol Officers Seize Drugs, Cash, And Loaded Firearm In Stolen Bike Investigation Victoria, BC Patrol officers arrested a man and seized drug...s, cash, and a loaded .22 calibre firearm during an investigation into a stolen bicycle early this morning. At approximately 1:30 a.m. this morning Patrol officers stopped a man in possession of a stolen bicycle in a parking lot of a multi-unit temporary housing facility in the 3000-block of Blanshard Street. Officers arrested the man for possession of stolen property and searched him following the arrest. During the search officers located significant quantities of drugs believed to be methamphetamine, fentanyl and crack cocaine. In addition, officers located and seized over $5,000 in cash, and a loaded .22 calibre pistol. Officers transported the man to cells at VicPD where he was held to await court. The man faces several recommended firearms and drug trafficking-related charges, as well as charges for possession of stolen property. This file remains under investigation. https://vicpd.ca//patrol-officers-seize-drugs-cash-and-lo/

To All Our Superheroes and Families Across Vancouver Island - We wish you a Holiday Season and New Year blessed with good health, love, happiness and joy. Merr...y Christmas Tour de Claus

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Heartfelt thanks to Canadian Artist Rolanda Lara Murphy, Design Axxys Montreal, Quebec for her beautiful portrait of Cst. Heidi Stevenson, which we were honoured to use as part of our Terry Ryan Memorial Award for Excellence in Police Service presentation.

We are proud to be part of the Eagle Feather initiative with the RCMP that provides an opportunity for the Eagle Feather to be used as an option to swear legal ...oaths. The Eagle Feathers will be distributed to all detachments across PEI and be available to victims, witnesses and police officers. Today was a step forward towards strengthening our relationship and our ongoing collaboration with the RCMP. See more

Do you or anyone you know need a daily phone call a check in to say - hi how are you todaya senior neighbour or a friend living alonePlease reach out to us at 250-929-7222 or [email protected] so we can add them to our list. We would love to help make a difference in their life.

File: 20-29134 Strike Force Arrests Three, Seizes Drugs, Cash, & Loaded Handgun In Hidden Compartment Of Vehicle Victoria, BC VicPD Strike Force officers, wor...king with the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team (GVERT), have arrested three people from Surrey and seized drugs, cash, and a loaded handgun which was found in the hidden compartment of a vehicle. The arrests and seizure are a part of the same investigation which recently yielded a kilogram of 90 percent concentration fentanyl, which could have supplied an estimated 495,000 lethal doses to our community. At approximately 10:45 p.m. on Friday, November 13th, Strike Force officers, working with GVERT, stopped a vehicle at Belleville and Government streets. The three occupants of the vehicle had been identified by Strike Force as organized drug traffickers operating in Victoria. Strike Force officers arrested two men and one woman from Surrey who were inside the vehicle. Strike Force officers searched the vehicle and located drugs, including fentanyl and cocaine, and a significant amount of cash. A Community Services Division (CSD) officer trained in locating hidden vehicle compartments assisted with the search. The officers located a hidden compartment behind the radio and temperature controls on the centre console of the vehicle. Within the compartment, officers located a loaded .45 calibre handgun. The firearm was easily accessible to occupants of the vehicle from within the hidden compartment. Strike Force officers then executed search warrants on two suites associated to the suspects at a hotel in the 700-block of Douglas Street. Within each suite officers located evidence of a drug trafficking operation, including quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and cash. In total, the search of the vehicle and two hotel suites yielded nearly $60,000 in cash, cocaine and fentanyl with an estimated street value of $50,000, and the loaded .45 calibre handgun. The concentration of this recently seized fentanyl has not been confirmed. This investigation is part of a larger, months-long project which Strike Force initiated in July to target organized crime groups trafficking drugs in Victoria and Esquimalt. In October, Strike Force arrested a separate suspect associated to organized drug trafficking in the 0-block of Dallas Road. During the arrest officers seized one kilogram of 90 percent concentration fentanyl. Typically, samples of fentanyl are found to contain on average 10 percent fentanyl. In 2019 only one sample in Canada tested above 75 percent. In 2020, seven samples across the country have tested above 75 percent. As part of this project, Strike Force officers executed an additional search warrant on the afternoon of October 7th at a suite in a multi-unit residential building in the 700-block of Yates Street. Officers arrested the occupant of the suite for drug trafficking related offences and seized over $5,000 in cash, and quantities of cocaine and fentanyl with an estimated street value of approximately $55,000. In total, Strike Force officers will be recommending several drug trafficking-related charges against two men and a woman from Surrey, and two men and a woman from Vancouver. About Strike Force: Strike Force is a focused investigative unit in the Victoria Police Department. Strike Force officers use cutting-edge investigative techniques including clandestine surveillance, undercover operations and confidential information to identify, target and arrest some of the most dangerous offenders in Victoria and Esquimalt. Strike Force officers are focused on getting fentanyl and guns off our streets. Many Strike Force investigations are sparked by tips from people worried about guns and drugs like fentanyl. Strike Force relies on tips from the public. If you have information about drug trafficking or firearms in our community, you can call the Strike Force line directly at (250) 995-7260. https://vicpd.ca//strike-force-arrests-three-seizes-drugs/