In the latest of a string of reported online scams in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area, a resident was scammed out of $6,000, responding to an email and allowing remote access to their computer on July 4.
The incident was among the 288 complaints Oceanside RCMP received the week of July 1 to July 7. Some of the other incidents included:
On July 1, a four-foot by seven-foot sign was reported stolen in the area of Harlech Road and First Avenue West in Qualicum Beach. The same day, a 10-foot step ladder was reported stolen from a property in the 200 block of Elizabeth Avenue in town.
On July 2, a telecommunications box was reported vandalized in the 1200 block of Saturna Drive in Parksville. One day later, an octagonal 42x15-inch metal collapsible dog pen was reported stolen in the 500 block of Alder Street in Qualicum Beach. Also July 3, money was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 200 block of Moilliet Street in Parksville.
On July 4, a business break-and-enter was reported, with a fence damaged and a vehicle stolen in the 1100 block of Taylor Drive in Parksville. The vehicle was found later in Nanaimo, torched. The same day, another business break-and-enter was reported with a fence damaged in the 1100 block of Herring Gull Way in Parksville.
A Stihl brand model 162 chainsaw was reported stolen in the 600 block of Hoy Lake Road in Qualicum Beach on July 5.
On July 2, a blue Norco Mountaineer bicycle was found on Sunrise Drive in Parksville. Contact Oceanside RCMP during regular business hours to claim quoting file number 2024-6200.
— NEWS Staff
If you see a crime in progress, phone 911. The Oceanside RCMP non-emergency number is 250-248-6111 and the detachment is located at 421 Pym Street North in Parksville, with public business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except holidays.
