Oceanside RCMP received 336 complaints the week of July 30 to Aug. 5.
Some of the incidents included:
July 31
• A school building was reported vandalized with a window broken on Faye Road, Bowser.
• A water treatment building was vandalized with graffiti in the 900 block of Lee Road, Parksville.
Aug. 1
• A purse was found by a resident in the 800 block of Island Highway West, Parksville. RCMP were able to reunite with the grateful owner.
• Two cellphones were reported stolen with personal information compromised in the 200 block of Island Highway East, Parksville.
Aug. 2
• B.C. front licence plate PL4518 was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 700 block of Miller Road, Parksville.
Aug. 3
• Nighttime prowlers were reported ringing doorbells in the 700 block of Arrowsmith Way, Parksville.
• A residential break-and-enter was reported in the 100 block of Beachside Drive, Parksville. A suspect was apprehended nearby and charged.
• A wallet was found in the Parksville Community Park by a resident. The RCMP were able to contact the owner and return it.
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Aug. 4
• A business compound break-and-enter was reported in the 1300 block of Alberni Highway, Parksville. Rear B.C. licence plate SA0504 was reported stolen from a vehicle.
• Rear B.C. licence plate J60005 was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 200 block of Beachside Drive, Parksville.
Aug. 5
• Both B.C. licence plates LL399C were reported missing from a vehicle near Northwest Bay Road and Northwest Bay Logging Road, Nanoose Bay.
» 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 Street North, Parksville, with public business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except holidays.
— NEWS Staff, submitted
