News releases

From the heroic efforts by citizens who lifted a car off a trapped man, to complex work to prevent a youth from being sexually exploited, to a life-saving diagnosis by a paramedic-turned-police officer; all are incidents that were showcased last night in a long-awaited awards ceremony celebrating achievements of citizens and officers alike, over the past two years. Delta Police...

File 20-27114 An investigation that began with a parent finding cannabis edibles in their child’s Halloween treat bag, has now resulted in two Delta residents each facing three charges. In November 2020, a Delta constable was reviewing an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip regarding suspected Cannabis Act violations. Her work led her to an associated website. The same constable then also...

Update 3 - December 07, 2021 Missing Man located deceased Unfortunately police regret to report that 21-year-old missing man (Name Removed) has been located deceased. His identity was confirmed by the coroner on December 06. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones. His death is not considered to be suspicious.

File 21-24529 Delta Police are investigating a collision that occurred in the 7400 block of River Road early on October 22. Police were notified of the collision at 6:52 am, Oct. 22. The investigation revealed that a pedestrian had been in the midst of crossing River Road in this location, when she was struck by a vehicle. Emergency Health Services...

File 21- 24494 Delta Police, Delta Fire and the Canadian Coast Guard were recently able to help two hunters in distress, who’d become trapped in marshlands. Two men who were hunting ducks out at Brunswick Point in the 2600 block of River Road West, got lost in the darkness and tall reeds in the evening of October 21. Hunting is...

File 21-22926 Delta Police are searching for anyone who may have dashcam footage that captured a slow moving farm vehicle travelling northbound around 9:30 pm along Hwy. 17A on October 1. At 9:38 pm that night a Delta resident was driving northbound along the 4500 block of Highway 17A, and crashed into the rear of the farm vehicle. Unfortunately she...

File 21-23582 **EDIT** The initial release of information quoted the deceased male as a 25 year old male from Delta; however, the age provided was incorrect. The age of the male was actually 20 years. ________ Delta Police were called to a collision in the 8700 block of Ladner Trunk Road around 1 pm Oct. 9. Upon arrival, our officers...

More than 50 weapons were seized, and 148 roadside arrests or detentions were made during the first three months of the DPD’s new Violence Suppression Team. The team was stood up after a spike in gang-related violence in 2021, and the May 1 homicide of Bikramdeep RANDHAWA in Delta. The team was conceived as a three-month project, and reviewed at...

2021-23408 Delta Police are releasing video footage in an effort to help identify an arson suspect from a June 2021 fire. Police were called to a residential house fire in North Delta in the early morning hours of June 28th, 2021. The house was occupied at the time of the fire; however, no injuries occurred. Investigators made efforts to identify...

File 21-22557 A man of no fixed address is in custody after an interrupted break and enter in North Delta on September 27. On the mid-afternoon of that day a youth travelled to his home with three other youths, leaving them in the driveway while he went upstairs. While upstairs the youth heard suspicious noises that sounded like drawers being...

The Delta Police Department (DPD), in partnership with the Harmony Initiative (THIS), and the Delta Police Foundation (DPF), with the support of Delta School District, are calling on local artists of all ages to participate in the 2022 “THIS is Where You Belong” calendar contest, starting today. The contest, which is open from October 4 – 24, 2021, requires participants...

File 21-22926 Delta Police were called to a collision on Highway 17A around 9:50 pm Oct. 1. Emergency Health Services were already on scene, trying to assist a driver involved in a collision with a large farm vehicle. Both vehicles had been travelling northbound in the 4500 block of Highway 17A, before Ladner Trunk Road. The driver of the farm...

File 21-22380 A live security camera feed and a police dog were instrumental in stopping an alleged break and enter suspect. On the morning of September 25 Delta Police received a report of an unknown male inside a fully fenced area at a business on Progress Way in Delta. The male was seen on a live camera feed rummaging through...