Police using drone to target street racing
Delta Police is using a new tool to help address the issue of street racing – a concern brought forward on a number of occasions by residents. Recently the DPD Traffic Section put up a drone to help spot street racing taking place on Tsawwassen First Nation lands and in the area of Highway 17. “The drone allows our officers...
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Police investigating thefts of two vehicles in N. Delta
Files 21-19774 and 21-19816 Police are advising people to keep their keys on their person to help avoid becoming the victim of auto theft. Officers responded to two separate thefts of vehicles on August 24 th in North Delta. In the first incident, police were called to a reported theft of auto around 5:30 am in the 6300 block of...
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Update - Missing 14-year-old found
File 21-19058 Update - August 18, 2021 The 14-year-old missing youth was located, safe, in the early morning hours, and is back home with family. Thank you very much to everyone who shared our news release and social media posts in an effort to locate him.
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Police Shut Down Large Scale Marijuana Grow-Op in Ladner
File 21-15468 What started as a complaint from the public concerned about the wellbeing of dogs at a residence ended in a seizure of approximately $200,000 worth of dried marijuana, and 7,400 marijuana plants. On August 11, 2021, the Delta Police Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant on a property in the 4800 block of 28 Ave in Ladner...
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Shots fired in North Delta, arrest made
File: 21-18401 Delta Police responded to a report of shots fired on Aug. 7 around 11:30 pm in the 7900 block of 114A Street. Fortunately there were no injuries as a result of this incident, though a parked, unoccupied vehicle was damaged. Police are asking for witnesses or those who may have dashcam or additional information to come forward. “Our...
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Update - Missing teen located, deceased
File 21-17940 Update Aug 10, 2021 - Unfortunately we have sad news to share. The 16-year-old girl who has been missing has been located, deceased. Her family has been notified and offered support. The Delta Police family offers our condolences to all her loved ones and friends. Police do not suspect foul play in this matter. Out of respect for...
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Police advise of conditions re man facing child porn and voyeurism charges
December 19, 2019 File 18-13843 Delta Police are informing the community of recent conditions imposed upon a former Delta resident (he moved to Surrey in Sept 2019) facing a number of child pornography and voyeurism charges, and note they will be monitoring the accused’s conditions. In November 2019, 51-year old Kevin James SILEN was charged with eleven counts of Voyeurism...
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Alleged porch pirate nabbed shortly after theft
December 19, 2019 File 19-28708 On December 17 at approximately 3:30 p.m., police were notified of a theft of a package from the front porch of a resident’s home in North Delta. The victim was able to give police a description of the suspect, as they had witnessed the theft in progress via a surveillance app. Police located a woman...
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Police seek witnesses in shots fired incident in North Delta
December 18, 2019 File 19-28424 At approximately 8:35 p.m. on Friday, December 13, Delta Police responded to report of shots being fired in the 11800 block of 73A Ave. “There were no reported injuries, but we can confirm that several shots were fired into the residence and the vehicles parked in the driveway,” says Cris Leykauf, spokesperson for Delta Police...
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Careers marked by helping others
Often when people come to the end of their careers, they reflect back – did I make a difference? Did my time here matter? Was I successful in helping others? The answer to those questions is a resounding yes, for the two top-ranked women in the Delta Police Department – Inspectors Shawn Gain and Deb McLeod, who retired last week...