An Oak Bay officer on the regional Integrated Road Safety Unit snagged a local stolen car before it was even noticed last night.

The Oak Bay officer stopped a car out by Elk Lake in Saanich.

B次元官网网址淭he driver was impaired and our member discovered that the vehicle had been stolen from Oak Bay,B次元官网网址� said Oak Bay Deputy Chief Ray Bernoties. B次元官网网址淲hen the member contacted the owner, he was unaware that his vehicle had been stolen.B次元官网网址�

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Police say the vehicle had extensive damage as the driver collided with a pole prior to the police stop. TheyB次元官网网址檙e recommending numerous charges including impaired operation and possession of stolen property over $5,000.

B次元官网网址淲e donB次元官网网址檛 have many vehicles stolen from Oak Bay so its quite a coincidence that one of our own officers would come across it in another area,B次元官网网址� Bernoties said. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 also nice that he was able to do this before the owner had even noticed it gone. Most importantly, in this case, our officer may have saved lives as the driver was clearly in no condition to drive a vehicle.B次元官网网址�

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