News releases

On December 29 th, 2022, at approximately 3:25 am, the Delta Police Department responded to reports of shots fired in the 5300 block of 4A Avenue, Tsawwassen. Upon arrival, officers confirmed that shots had been fired into a residence. While the home was occupied, the residents were not harmed. A youth from Surrey, known to the police, has been arrested...

On December 6, 2022, on behalf of the Delta Police Chair, Mayor George V. Harvie wrote to Minister Mike Farnworth expressing the Board’s concerns about E-Comm’s inability to provide necessary call-taking services for the Delta Police Department (DPD) in alignment with the established service standards [1] outlined in the contract. The letter notes that there have been consistent and ongoing...

In May 2021, the Delta Police Department (DPD) became the first department in BC to deploy Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) operationally, starting with the Interdiction Team and later expanding to the Traffic Section. At its December 14, 2022, meeting, the Delta Police Board approved a pilot for the DPD's frontline Patrol Services Section (Patrol) to deploy BWCs. The pilot is...

Update to Release Regarding Forcible Confinement Investigation: On December 8 th, 2022, charges were sworn related to this incident. A 38-year-old man, Dustin Engels, has been charged with: 2 counts of forcible confinement; 2 counts of assault; 2 counts of use of an imitation firearm; 2 counts of uttering threats; and 1 count of robbery. A 28-year-old woman, Morgan Thompson...

On December 7 th, 2022, just before noon, the Delta Police Department was dispatched to the area of Hwy 17 and Ladner Trunk Road for a report of a distraught person. Upon arrival, officers learned that a 21-year-old woman had been assaulted, robbed of her money, and forcibly confined in a U-Haul van. She had escaped from the vehicle near...

2021-28085 Approximately one year ago, on December 7, 2021, the Delta Police reported that the community of Delta tragically lost one of our youth - 17-year-old Maaike Blom. Maaike had been reported missing by her family on December 5, 2021, and was located deceased on December 7, 2021, at a south Delta residence located in the 2400 Block Falcon Way...