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Police, fire report quiet Halloween in Delta

There were lots of treats, but few tricks this Halloween according to Delta police and Delta fire. “Overall, we had a high number of calls for fireworks, youths congregating etc, but that is very typical for Halloween.
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There were lots of treats, but few tricks this Halloween according to Delta police and Delta fire.

There were lots of treats, but few tricks this Halloween according to Delta police and Delta fire.

“Overall, we had a high number of calls for fireworks, youths congregating etc, but that is very typical for Halloween. It was judged overall to be a successful Halloween here by Delta police,” said public affairs coordinator Cris Leykauf. “There were no public safety concerns, and actually our officers were able to take a lot of opportunities to have some fun interacting with the public, handing out candy to the kids.”

Leykauf said officers described venturing into Beach Grove in Tsawwassen as “being bombarded” by eager children looking for candy.

“On a personal note one of our senior officers loved the house with the home-made ‘electric chair’ that is a feature of Halloween in Tsawwassen. Candy Cane Lane was also noted as a highlight in Ladner,” said Leykauf.

Leykauf said there was a reported incident near Dennison Park where officers did speak with a youth who had what appeared to be a firearm, and this was in the 5100 block of 7B. “Fortunately the youth immediately cooperated when confronted by police, and dropped what was later confirmed to be an airsoft pistol,” she said. “It was apparently part of his costume. The youth was driven back home to his father. We’d like to remind youths and parents that even on Halloween it is never a good idea to take realistic looking weapons out in public.”

Deputy fire Chief Brad Wilson said they average 16 calls per day and had 24 on Halloween Wednesday.

Of note, he said there were two fire incidents, both minor, one a rubbish fire, and the other plastic in a field related to fireworks. There was also one medical incident where a youth had a firework go off in his hand.

“Overall it was better than the ones I remember in the past,” said Wilson. “It was in general a safe Halloween night in the community.”