File 21-28085 Delta Police regrets to inform the community that 17-year-old (Name Removed) has been found deceased. “Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding her death,” says Delta Police spokesperson Cris Leykauf. “We’d like to offer our sincere condolences to her family, friends and loved ones on their loss.” Victim Services has been offered to the family. (Name Removed) was...

A 13-year old Delta resident who wanted a community where everyone can feel like they belong, is the overall winner of The Harmony Initiative Society (THIS) 2022 Calendar contest. The contest was a partnership between THIS, the Delta Police Department, the Delta Police Foundation and Delta School District. The contest was also supported by the City of Delta and Tsawwassen...

File 21-28085 Delta Police are searching for (Name Removed), age 17, who went missing from her home on Tsawwassen First Nation lands on Friday, December 3. (Original content removed to protect privacy of the family)

File 20-31 A major arson investigation in Tsawwassen has now concluded with a guilty plea. On January 1st, 2020, a commercial building home to two dental practices and a music school located at 5405 12th Ave was destroyed by fire. The property was a total loss with damages valued at over $3,000,000. This deliberate act significantly impacted the businesses, employees...

File 21-27712 Delta Police responded to a call regarding shots fired at a home in the 7400 block of 116A St. in North Delta around 3:45 am December 1. “Officers were dispatched immediately to the area and fortunately determined that no one had been injured in the home,” says Cris Leykauf, spokesperson for Delta Police. Police secured the scene and...

A new type of public safety officer will start serving the Delta community in December. Called Community Safety Officers (CSOs), these new type of officers within the DPD will be working with regular police officers, in an observing and reporting role. This model is used by a number of other communities, and gives those interested in a career in law...

The Delta Police Department recently shared a post of two officers with body worn cameras affixed to their external vests, to accompany a news release about the expansion of this pilot program. In the photo, one of the officers was wearing a small Canadian flag velcro patch above the camera, with a blue line across the Canadian flag. The image...

Delta Police is expanding the use of body-worn cameras by its officers, with the Traffic section starting to use these specialized cameras in November. This means that people who are pulled over for speeding or distracted driving may now have an interaction with an officer wearing a body worn camera. Delta Police began a pilot project in January 2021 with...

File 21-24665 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.

As 2021 rounds into the final stretch Delta Police is taking a look back at crime statistics from the third quarter of the year – from July through September. Unsurprisingly, collisions continue to surge in comparison to last year, with the increased traffic on roads. Compared to the three year trend, collisions are up 8% overall. Looking at the second...