Good day Block Watch Leads, Co-Leads & Participants,
West Vancouver Police have responded to 222 calls for service since our December 4th update.
For updated crime alerts anytime click westvanpolice.ca/crime-alerts
Next Block Watch Crime Alerts/Coordinator’s Update – December 18th, 2025
Break & Enter
Extended hours of darkness, frequently rainy nights. The winter season can be a prime time for residential break-ins. We encourage all residents to remain alert, and to take proactive steps to reduce your risk of becoming a victim.
A resident of the Eyremount-Crestline area, reviewing home CCTV video over the past week, contacted police after making the unsettling discovery of a suspect attempting entry at a rear patio door. No entry was gained. Nothing was stolen. Adding to the discomfort, further review of CCTV video revealed another attempt had been made by a similar suspect, several days earlier. It serves as an important reminder that Burglary suspects can target homes in any area of the district. Ensure you home is secure before any holiday travel. Be alert to any suspicious activity or persons in your neighbourhood.
Call 911 for crimes in progress, and if you see suspicious behaviour, call our non-emergency line at 604-925-7300.
Thefts from Auto
A reminder to please take care to avoid leaving items of value in any unattended vehicle, whether at home or while you are holiday shopping. Thieves only need seconds to smash through a side passenger window to take that carefully selected gift or personal valuable.
Fraud
Fraud reports this week include two familiar scam tactics. A local contractor received an email from a suspect posing as a regular vendor, requesting payments previously made by cheque be changed to e-transfer. After sending the transfer, the victim noted the bank transit number on the transit appeared unusual, phoned the vendor, to discover they had not sent the email.
And a resident reported being contacted a suspect claiming to be with the “Canadian Anti-Fraud Department” and persuaded the victim to move funds between personal accounts. Fortunately, the victim’s financial institution froze the transactions before any funds were lost.
WVPD In The Community – 2025 WV Emergency Services Gift Drive – Final Week!
We are into the final week of our 20th Annual West Vancouver Emergency Services Gift Drive! Help us support North Shore children and families in need again this holiday season! Through December 19th, West Vancouver Police, Fire & Rescue Services & Transit are collecting donations of new, unwrapped gifts for children aged 18 or younger. All donations are delivered to the Family Services of the North Shore Christmas Bureau, which helps local families facing financial challenge provide a happy holiday season for their children.
Donations are accepted at West Vancouver Police Headquarters, 755 16th Street, at all West Vancouver Fire & Rescue Halls, (Hall #1- 760 16th St, Hall#2 – 6272 Marine Dr, Hall#3 – 4895 Marine Dr, Hall#4 – 965 Cross Creek Rd), or at West Vancouver Blue Bus, 221 Lloyd Avenue, North Vancouver.
Please note that we cannot accept cash donations, used toys, or stuffed animal toys. For more information on how to support our drive, please contact Jeff Palmer at 604-925-7300 or email [email protected].
(From L – WVPD Chief Cst. John Lo, WVFRS Chief Gord Howard, WV Transit Manager-Service & Delivery Sean Kim)
Anytime you see activity of concern, please don’t hesitate to call West Vancouver Police. Call 604-925-7300 for non-emergency matters. Call 9-1-1 in an emergency, including events that involve an immediate threat to a person or property or to report a substantive crime in progress. For updated crime alerts anytime click westvanpolice.ca/crime-alerts.
Jeff Palmer
Block Watch & Operational Support Coordinator
West Vancouver Police t: 604-925-7300
