A 36-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday after Sidney/North Saanich RCMP responded to a report of a break-and-enter in progress at the Seaspan ferry dock.
Police were called when ferry crew spotted a woman who appeared to be stealing items from cabins.
She ran off and police conducted an extensive search.
Some time later, she was seen by a crew member paddling out to a sailboat anchored offshore.
Officers still in the area were informed and they were able to get to the woman, now aboard the sailboat, with help from an Outer Gulf Islands RCMP vessel.
The woman, a Victoria resident, was given a court date and released.
“Our frontline officers, in conjunction with our partners from the Outer Gulf Islands RCMP, again exhibited to our community our dedication to addressing property crime in the Sidney/North Saanich area,” Sgt. Brett Sinden, operations non-commissioned officer for the Sidney/North Saanich RCMP, said in a statement. “We will continue to aggressively pursue thieves who see our community as a potential target.”
