The purpose of the Crime Beat is to educate and inform the public about some of the property crime trends occurring in North 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:
*June 14, 1:27 p.m., 100 block 88th Avenue: Complainant reported a group of people drinking on the planters at the corner of the street. Police attended and located five people. All parties agreed to leave the area and return to residences nearby.
*June 14th, 4:04 p.m., 7200 block 120th Street: A loss prevention officer at a nearby store reported that there were youth in the store waving toy guns. The loss prevention officer kept eyes on them as they crossed the street, continuing to wave the guns. Police attended and located the youth and immediately ordered them to drop the guns (they had removed the orange tips). The males complied and the parents were called. Police explained the danger of waving an imitation firearm, regardless that it is was an imitation.
*June 15th, 6:48 p.m., 7900 block 118a Street: Complainant reported receiving a phone call from an unknown male, believed to be an internet provider representative, who advised the complainant that he had an outstanding amount on his account. The complainant became concerned as he had no account with the provider and that his personal information was used to open an account. The caller refused to provide the complainant with his account statement or give any further details. The caller demanded that the complainant pay the amount in full over the phone, to which the complainant refused and disconnected the call. Police searched the number, which revealed it to be associated to cell phone scams. Police discussed personal information handling with the complainant.
*June 18th, 8:46 p.m., 1600 block 90th Avenue: Complainant reported that a vehicle was parked on a crosswalk. Police attended and observed the vehicle illegally parked. Within minutes of police arrival, a male, his wife, and young child returned to their vehicle. The male advised that he was just picking up his wife and child from the park. Police educated the male, after he claimed that he was not aware that you could not park on the painted lines of a crosswalk.
*June 19, 1:39 a.m., Larson Rd 112th Street: Police initiated a traffic stop for a vehicle driving with no lights on. The driver admitted to consuming “one beer” at “12 o'clock.” Reasonable suspicion of impairment was formed and an Approved Screening Device was read, with the driver providing two breath samples, both resulting in a “fail.” The driver was issued an Immediate Roadside Prohibition and the vehicle was impounded. An inventory search of vehicle revealed an open 1.14L bottle of Whisky in the trunk.
*June 20, 12:10 p.m., 7100 block 120th Street: Police conducted a license plate check of a vehicle and noted that the driver of the vehicle had an expired driver’s license as of Nov. 3 2020. The driver advised that he had forgotten to change the address for his driver’s license when he changed the address on his license plate. The driver was served a written warning for no driver’s license and for fail to change address.
