Thanks to the vigilant eye of an off-duty police officer, a man banned from visiting beaches in BC was caught breaching those orders on the weekend.
On Sunday, August 8th, an off-duty police officer allegedly observed a man who was at Willows Beach and in breach of his release conditions.
The off-duty officer observed the man watching children on the beach and contacted the Oak Bay Police department, who quickly arrived on the scene.
The man immediately fled the area as police arrived. He was located a few blocks away where he was arrested for breaching his conditions and held in custody for morning court.
The 36-year-old man has a court-ordered condition not to attend a beach in BC, and not to be in a public swimming area where children under the age of 16 may be present.
