Dennis
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Charge of assault after relationship violence incident

File 19-25629 A Delta man dealing with addiction issues has been charged with assault after an incident in that took place in Delta in early November. Delta Police don’t often share information about relationship violence incidents, also known as domestic or family violence, due to privacy issues. However, we have been updating the police board and community that Delta Police...

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Unwanted communications lead to criminal harassment charges

Nov. 1, 2019 File 19-24533 A Delta man is facing criminal harassment charges after a series of events that took place in South Delta. The man is alleged to have engaged in harassing behaviours towards a woman and her family members. The harassment consisted of multiple aspects, including unwanted communications, watching and attending residences etc. “Delta Police has been investigating...

Mike
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Property crime continues downward trend in Delta, persons offences up

Oct. 31, 2019 Delta Police are pleased to see that both residential and commercial break and enters are down in the third quarter in 2019. Residential Break and Enters dropped significantly to just 38 in all of July, August and September, down from 55 this time last year. The downward trend started in the second quarter of 2019, with 47...

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Video shows importance of pedestrians being alert

File 19-24180 A pedestrian’s alertness may have saved them from serious injury, as this video shows. (Our thanks to the driver who caught it on their dash cam and turned it in, to help us share the importance of pedestrians being aware of their surroundings). “The pedestrian left the scene – uninjured thankfully it seems – before police could arrive...

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Scam targeted new Canadian resident

October 17, 2019 File - 19-23727 A newcomer to Canada, who had managed to save $6,000 after working in Delta at a fast food restaurant for six months, has unfortunately fallen victim to a scam. The scammer pretended to be a police officer investigating the woman for money laundering. “Unfortunately the woman was convinced she was talking to a police...

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Video shows how officer and motorist nearly struck by speeding car

Recently a Delta Police officer was on Highway 17, stopped outside of his unmarked police car, speaking with a driver who he’d just pulled over. Both he and the other driver were pulled over on the edge of a turning lane – a lane one driver decided to make inappropriate use of on Sept. 30. That driver was weaving in...

Fire
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Police investigating second fire at abandoned house in Tsawwassen

File 19- 23166 Delta Police were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 5361 8A Avenue, around 12:30 am, Oct. 10. The property was fully engulfed upon police arrival. Fortunately no adjacent buildings were affected. No one was reported to be injured as a result of the fire. Oct. 10 fire in Tsawwassen The property was slated for demolition, along...

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Police investigating grabbing incident at Watershed Park

File 19-23133 Delta Police received a complaint from a woman about an assault alleged to have occurred in Watershed Park approximately two hours previously, around 1 pm, Oct. 9. The woman indicated a male jumped out at her and grabbed her. The woman says she forced the male away and then ran away on the Watershed Park trails. “The male...

Retired Victim Services Dog Caber, left, and Victim Services Dog Puma
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Victim Services K9 Caber retires, leaving impressive legacy

The baton, or perhaps the bone, has been passed this week at Delta Police Department. After nine dedicated years Caber, the Victim Services Accredited Facility Dog, has retired from active service. Caber was Canada’s first justice facility dog, paving the way for dogs to support victims in BC and Canadian courtrooms. Over the course of his career Caber directly supported...

Person of Interest
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Delta Police looking for person of interest – tattoo shop fire

File 19-22556 Delta Police are searching for a person of interest in relation to the fire at the Brass Eagle Tattoo Shop. The fire is believed to have started at approximately 4:50 am October 2. This image was taken from video recorded in the area, shortly before the fire began. Police confirm that the person in this image appears to...