And just like that summer is over and the kids are heading back to school. With school commencing on Tuesday, September 3rd, the 30 km/h speed limit around school zones and playgrounds will be strictly enforced for the safety of those travelling by foot, bike or vehicle to and from school. Parents, school staff and members of the public will...

There is good news on a number of fronts for Delta, when looking at crime and crash statistics in the second quarter of 2019. Collisions were down in the second quarter of 2019 – to 259 crashes, down 16% from 310 in the first quarter of this year, and down 10% compared to the same time last year. “Road safety...

File 19-18397 Delta Police attended the 400 block of Audley Road on August 16 after a body was discovered along the shoreline of the Fraser River, around 10:30 am. The coroner was called to the scene and arrived approximately 12:45 pm. Upon examination an initial determination was made that the death did not appear to be suspicious. Delta Fire Department...

File 19-18492 Officers doing proactive patrols in the Watershed Park area have identified a person of interest in an ongoing investigation. On the afternoon of August 17, 2019, Delta Police were in the 11100 block of Kittson Parkway doing patrols regarding an ongoing investigation involving the dumping of raw meat in Watershed Park. Police had advised the public earlier in...

File 19-17665 During July and August Delta Police have been contacted four times after suspicious meat was located in Watershed Park in North Delta. The meat was all located in the same general area – near the trail entrance by 63rd Avenue. Typically what occurred was 7-10 pounds of large 2-3 inch chunks of meat were left near the trail...

Police respond to stolen vehicle report on Hwy 17 Delta Police were contacted August 11 regarding a car parked on the shoulder of Highway 17, with a person sitting in the vehicle. Police determined the vehicle had been recently reported stolen from a home in Metro Vancouver. Delta Police located the vehicle in the northbound lanes of 3200 block of...

19-17246 An early morning traffic enforcement effort on Highway 17 netted an eyebrow raising result, after a commercial vehicle driver was revealed to be still impaired from the night before. Delta Police Traffic Section was conducting traffic enforcement August 3 and observed an SUV vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. While confirming the speed through a laser, the...

File 19-17638 A man is in custody after Delta Police were asked to assist RCMP in the afternoon of August 7, in regard to a vehicle traveling southbound through the Massey Tunnel, that may have been involved in one or more collisions in Richmond. Delta Police were not able to locate the vehicle at the tunnel, but shortly thereafter received...

File 19-17251 A Surrey man is facing four charges after two Delta Police officers were injured – one suffering significant injuries to his head - during an incident that took place on the long weekend. Delta Police were called to Watershed Park around 9 am on Saturday, August 3. A member of the public reported a suspicious man in the...

Files 19-16417, 16446, 16512 Delta Police have received at least three complaints this week of fraudsters threatening Delta residents with arrest in a variation on the Google Play scam. In this scam, fraudsters pose as some sort of government agency or financial institution, and demands payment through Google Play, or in one instance that was reported, Bitcoin. One victim was...