The following are some of the calls of interest the Delta police responded to in the South Delta area between Monday, June 27 and Sunday, July 3:
Tsawwassen
- June 27, 3:38 p.m., 100-block of 67th Street: A B.C. licence plate was stolen from utility trailer. The information added to CPIC (Canadian Police Information Centre).
- June 27, 8:33 p.m., 1200-block of 56th Street: A wallet was stolen from the complainant's place of work. The wallet contained the victim's driver's licence and Care Card. The information was added to CPIC.
- June 28, 11:20 p.m., ferry causeway: The victim was involved in a physical altercation with two men at the foot passenger drop-off area of the ferry terminal. The victim was struck several times with a baton and pepper sprayed. He was transported to hospital for treatment, and later released. Both suspects, identified by witnesses, fled the scene in separate vehicles. The police located and arrested the two suspects. Charges of assault with a weapon to be laid.
- June 29, 5500-block of 12th Avenue: A garage door remote control was stolen from the complainant's unlocked vehicle while shopping. The police advised the complainant to change the code on garage door opener.
- June 29, 1300-block of 56th Street: A bicycle was stolen from a locked underground storage locker room in apartment building sometime over last several days. The bicycle is described as a grey Norco Bigfoot mountain bike valued at $1,000. The information was added to CPIC.
- July 1, 3:42 p.m., 1200-block of 56th Street: Police received a complaint regarding a vehicle observed driving over a flowerbed in a parking lot. The police contacted the owner of vehicle who advised that his grandson was driving the vehicle. The owner was apologetic, and stated he would deal with his grandson in regards to his actions. No charges.
- July 3, 6:18 p.m., 1200-block of 56th Street: Complainant left her cellphone behind the counter near the till while she was working at a local service station. She later discovered it to be missing. The phone is described as a silver Blackberry Curve with a lime green case and is valued at $250.
Ladner
- June 27, 11:02 a.m., 57B Street and 34B Avenue: Complainant confronted two males taking scrap metal from his barn. The males fled scene in a white pickup truck. Still under investigation.
- June 27, 4:52 p.m., 4800-block of 55B Street: After a large group of friends was asked to leave the complainant's apartment, he noticed his bicycle was missing from back patio. The police located the bike nearby and returned it to the complainant.
- June 28, 4:04 p.m., 4800-block of Chisholm Street: A report was received that a group of youths was breaking into the abandoned fisheries building. Police found several youths in building. They were given a stern warning and turned over to their parents.
- June 29, 1:38 a.m., 5700-block of Ladner Trunk Road: Police were contacted after a youth stole an item from a convenience store. Efforts to obtain the name of suspect are ongoing.
- June 29, 8:31 a.m., 4400-block of Dawn Place: Complainant received a phone call saying he had won 100,000 air miles and was put on hold for several minutes. The complainant hung up, then called the number on his caller ID display. The person he spoke to told him he needed to provide a credit card number to claim the air miles. The complainant became wary, concerned this was a scam, hung up and called police. Still under investigation
- June 29, 11:12 a.m., 9600-block of Ladner Trunk Road: A teenage boy was observed possibly stealing something from a vehicle parked by the church. The youth was then seen to walk to a nearby residence. Police attended and located the owner of the vehicle who determined his wallet was missing. A 14-year-old boy with the wallet was located at the residence and arrested. The youth was released into the custody of his mother.
- July 2, 1 a.m., 5500-block of Frigate Road: Several youths were observed going through unlocked vehicles. Police attended but the youths had fled the scene. Police patrolled area but no suspects located. Later, a report was received of an unlocked vehicle being rummaged through and a phone headset missing. The headset is described as a Plantroncis 975 and is valued at $120.
