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 the Delta police responded to in the previous week:
Ladner
March 24, 4:45 a.m., 9600-block of Ladner Trunk Road: Complainant reported a vehicle parked with its engine running for two hours in a gas station parking lot. Police attended and found the driver sleeping in the driver's seat. The driver told police he had been driving all night, missed the ferry and stopped for gas and a nap before catching the next ferry. Upon further investigation, police found the driver was prohibited from driving and served him a notice to appear in court.
March 24, 8 p.m., 3400-block of River Road West: Police responded to a report of a stolen truck containing numerous construction tools. The complainant admitted to police he had left the keys in the truck under the driver's seat with his wallet containing credit cards and cash.
March 25, 12:50 p.m., River Road West and 40th Street: During a routine traffic stop, police found a driver who was prohibited from driving. The driver was arrested and released on a promise to appear in court. The vehicle was towed.
March 26, 6:38 p.m., 4300-block of 46A Street: Police responded to a report of a fire on the baseball diamond of an elementary school. A complainant saw three teen males wearing hoodies at the scene. The Delta Fire Department put out the fire and told police they had put out a fire earlier in the evening in the public washrooms at another park. Police patrolled the area but were not able to find the youths. Nightly patrols will focus on surrounding parks.
March 29, 4:33 a.m., 4900-block of Elliot Street: Complainant reported an attempted theft from a vehicle sometime overnight. The driver's side door had the lock punched and a screwdriver was left on the ground. It did not appear the suspects had gained entry to the vehicle because a computer, money and camera left in plain view were still inside. The suspects were likely scared off by the car alarm.
Tsawwassen
March 25, 11:31 a.m., 1300-block of 56th Street: During a routine police stop, the driver of a vehicle could not provide police with vehicle registration papers or a valid driver's licence. A computer check of the vehicle revealed it had been stolen from Surrey. The driver was arrested, taken to police cells and released to appear in court at a later date. The vehicle was towed from the scene.
March 25, 6:51 p.m., 1600-block of 53A Street: Complainant reported his residence had been broken into for the second time in the last several weeks. The residence was accessed through the rear sliding glass door. Items stolen were valued at several thousand dollars. The Delta Police Forensic Identification Services attended the scene to take photographs and fingerprints.
March 26, 1:12 a.m., 4900-block of Kadota Drive: Complainant reported hearing his car alarm and someone trying to break into his truck. The complainant saw someone leaving the area. There was no damage to the truck and nothing was stolen. Police patrolled the area but didn't find any suspects.
March 26, 1 p.m.: Complainant attended police headquarters to report someone claiming to be from a large software company had called him. The complainant somehow had agreed to hundreds of dollars being charged to his PayPal account. This is a well-known scam and his financial institution required a police file number in order to have the funds credited back to his account.
March 29, 1 p.m., 1100-block of Skana Drive: Complainant called police to report someone had tried to break into his vehicle parked on the street in front of his house. He had just noticed the door lock had been punched and believed the incident had occurred sometime during the previous evening. A report was taken for insurance purposes.
