A 41-year-old man was arrested last week after breaking multiple windows and for throwing rocks at Oak Bay Police.
On March 11th at around 10:30 p.m.,Oak Bay police received a report of a man throwing rocks at windows in the 2000 block of Cadboro Bay Road.
Responding officers discovered several business windows to be broken. They located a 41-year-old man across the road from the businesses that matched the description provided by witnesses.
Officers informed the man that he was under arrest, and in response, he allegedly threw a rock at the officer—which the officer ducked to avoid being struck.
He then threw a second rock, damaging the front windshield of the police vehicle.
When police challenged the man with a conducted energy weapon, he surrendered to police and was taken into custody without further incident.
The suspect surrendered to police without further incident after officers informed him they would be using a conducted energy weapon (taser).
Charges include mischief, assaulting a police officer and assault with a weapon. The man was held in custody and appeared in court the following morning.
He was released with numerous conditions and is set to appear in court again at a later date.
The total estimated damages are $4,000.
