The purpose of the Crime Beat is to educate and inform the public about some of the property crime trends occurring in South Delta and other files of interest. If you see anything occurring that you believe to be suspicious, call 911 for in-progress crimes and emergencies or 604-946-4411 for other assistance.
The following are some of the calls Delta police responded to in the previous week:
Tsawwassen
*Sept. 7, 11:50 p.m., 5100 Block Winskill Drive: Police contacted about a large group of high school students yelling and screaming. Liquor seized from several under-age youth for destruction. Youths eventually dissipated.
*Sept. 7, 8:02 p.m., 1500 Block Beach Grove Road: Police observed a vehicle pulling away from a nearby area, and were aware that the driver associated to the vehicle was prohibited from driving, due to an earlier unrelated call the same day. After conducting a traffic stop the driver was taken into custody, and provided a court day. The vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days.
*Sept. 8, 10:52 p.m., 400 block 56th Street: Police were conducting proactive patrols when a vehicle was observed driving without their lights on. A traffic stop was initiated where an indication of alcohol consumption from the driver was present. An Approved Screening Device demand was read, which resulted in the driver blowing a “WARN”. The driver was given an Immediate Roadside Prohibition and a family member came to pick up the vehicle and driver.
*Sept. 11, 11:08 p.m. location withheld: Complainant reported a loud party with a live band taking place in the nearby area. Police attended and could hear yelling and music from out front of the home. Police conducted door knocks and spoke with the home owner who advised that they would be shutting down the party shortly and would keep the volume down in the meantime. Police provided the home owner with a verbal warning.
*Sept. 12, 1:05 a.m., 4900 block 1A Avenue: Vehicle owner reported a theft of insurance documents and tool from his vehicle. Investigation is ongoing.
Ladner
*Sept. 10, 2:18 p.m., 4000 block Clarence Taylor Crescent: Complainant reported that her friend had received text messages from her that she did not send. Based on information from the complainant, it was believed that she had put her personal information online through an account and criminals had used that information to try and scam the complainant’s friend.
*Sept. 10, 2:35 p.m., location withheld: A complainant contacted police to report he had fallen victim to a gift card scam. While at work he had received an email, supposedly from a manager, requesting $1,000 in gift cards be purchased as thank yous for the hard work of staff during COVID. The victim believed the request to be legitimate, but later found out it was a scam. The company was advised to take security precautions, such as flagging emails that originate outside of the company.
*Sept. 11, 4000 block 55b Street: Complainant reported seeing a male scaling multiple apartment balconies in the nearby area. Police located the male who advised that he had been hanging out with friends in a unit the evening prior and realized after he left that he had forgotten his vape pen in the residence. The male informed police that he had attempted to buzz the unit, however, after multiple attempts, decided to try and find the unit’s patio and knock on the door. Police attended the unit and spoke with the owner, who confirmed the male’s story.
