West Vancouver Police have responded to 229 calls for service since our February 26th update.
For updated crime alerts anytime click westvanpolice.ca/crime-alerts
Residential Break-ins
If you have a residential alarm, please ensure it is properly functioning and set before leaving home. A housekeeper checking a home in the Cammeray area of the British Properties for out-of-town residents arrived to discover a break-in had occurred. Suspects had broken a kitchen door window to gain entry. No alarm was triggered.
Fraud – Counterfeit Currency Alert – North Shore
West Vancouver Police Block Watch urges you to take note of information from our North Shore Policing partners. RCMP are warning of an increase in counterfeit bills circulated in North Vancouver since the beginning of the year. 11 separate reports have been made of high-quality counterfeit $50 and $100 bank notes being used at various North Vancouver businesses.
Seized notes have all had identical serial numbers, are made from plastic similar to genuine currency, and include holographic stickers meant to imitate genuine embedded security measures. West Vancouver Police have received no similar reports during the same period, however we urge residents & businesses to be wary when accepting cash in any transaction. If you unknowingly accept counterfeit cash as legal tender, you can’t be reimbursed; you’re on the hook for the loss.
Protect yourself by ensuring you & your personal network are familiar with all security features of genuine bank notes. Resources on how to verify a bank note’s security features can be found on the Bank of Canada’s website: Bank of Canada – Counterfeit Prevention
March is Fraud Prevention Month
West Vancouver Police and Block Watch join policing partners across Canada this month in a campaign to help prevent Fraud. Fraud offences are persistent and frequently target vulnerable & Elderly persons. You are encouraged to share any Fraud Prevention information we bring you through Block Watch with your family & personal network. Please review Fraud types with all members of your family, particularly with any elderly family members or others who may be especially vulnerable.
Click Here For Fraud Prevention Information From The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
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
