After shutdowns in spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta Police have announced the re-opening of its community police offices.
Today (Monday) offices re-open in Tsawwassen and North Delta and on Tuesday in Ladner.
Along with the offices, many volunteer-led programs are starting back up.
“We were thrilled to recently welcome our volunteers back to our offices, and with the help of the volunteers, we are very pleased to open the doors of these community offices again,” says A/Insp. Brian Hill, who oversees the District Community Police Offices.
Throughout the pandemic the DPD District Liaison Officers, assigned to North Delta, Ladner and Tsawwassen, have remained in contact with key stakeholders in the community. They have been running core programs such as Block Watch and Garage 529, as well as addressing any community concerns that come up, such as issues like graffiti or thefts from auto.
“The District Liaison Officers are a great first point of contact for the community for ongoing issues or safety concerns,” says Hill. “We also want to welcome Const. Geoff Young as our newest District Community Liaison officer. He joins A/Sgt. Ken Kirk, Const. Lee Chapman and Const. Elaine Hughes who are well known to the community.”
Some of the other programs run out of the District Community Police Offices include CASA – a program where volunteers check on your home when you are on holidays – Lock Out Auto Crime and Speed Watch. Learn more at: https://deltapolice.ca/communityprograms.
“I want to also recognize how important our volunteers are to these offices, and the value of the services they provide,” added Hill. “We are so pleased they waited out this pandemic, and were willing to come back to help us re-start our programs.”
At this time DPD is not accepting any applications for new volunteers, but hopes to open this up again later this year or in early 2022.
