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Block Watch Coordinator’s Update – May 14

West Vancouver Police have responded to 282 calls for service since our May 7th update.

For updated crime alerts anytime click westvanpolice.ca/crime-alerts

May Long Is Here – Please Be Safe

The first long weekend of the summer season is upon us. If you are travelling, please first take time to ensure your home is secure before departure.  Then, please, travel safely.  Our West Vancouver Police Traffic Services Team will have extra officers deployed over the weekend targeting dangerous driving behaviours, in our community and on the Sea-to-Sky highway. 

May 12th to 18th marks Canada Road Safety Week in Canada.  The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police urges all drivers and road users to drive safely. Please do not drive impaired by drugs or alcohol.  And pleasure take care to ensure your driving is not impaired by fatigue.  We want you and your loved one’s home safely.

Youths Gathering – Mischief Calls

Long weekends & the approach of Summer can bring an increase in youths gathering, disturbance & property damage calls, including grad season pranks and other Mischief related calls involving property damage. Unfortunately, our Crime Alerts this week and two weeks ago included vandalism in and around Caulfeild Elementary, nearby tennis courts and a school garden. Also, this week, reports of youths targeting bridge abutments in the Ambleside Park area with graffiti, and a separate report of raw eggs being tossed onto vehicles from a highway pedestrian bridge.  Please remain watchful in your neighbourhood and do not hesitate to call police if you note gatherings of concern. 

Spoofing Scam Calls Continue

Please remain alert to ongoing scam attempts in which suspects are using call-display number spoofing to falsely indicate you are being called by West Vancouver Police. We continue to have multiple reports daily of residents receiving calls, potential victims are told they are speaking to a WVPD officer and are provided with a fake name and badge number.  The scammers are asking for personal information.  WVPD will never call to ask you for bail money, bitcoin, gift cards, or money transfers, and we will not ask you to download apps on your phone. 

If you are targeted by one of these calls:

  • Do not provide scammers with any information.  End the call immediately.
  • Please Do Not call the ‘spoofed’ number back to inquire about missed calls. This inundates our non-emergency police line, delaying access for those who may need assistance.

✅File an online police report at westvanpolice.ca if you have suffered financial loss

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

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Andy J. Krawczyk is an international education consultant based in West Vancouver. He retired from the Vancouver School Board in 2010 after a 36-year career in public education as a teacher, consultant and administrator with both North Vancouver, and Vancouver School Districts.

Since retirement, Andy has worked extensively as a consultant in international education organizations, schools, and districts, specializing in curriculum development and educational leadership.

In addition to his professional work, Andy has an extensive record of community leadership and volunteer service on the North Shore, co-chairing multiple West Vancouver District Planning Working Groups, including the Housing Dialogue and Upper Lands initiatives. He also served on the inaugural Board of the West Vancouver Community Centre.

More recently, Andy served as Chair of Impact North Shore and the Kay Meek Arts Centre.  He currently serves as Chair of the West Vancouver Memorial Library. Andy was honoured with the West Vancouver District Community Engagement Award in 2014.

 

Raheil Moradi is an executive leader, educator, and governance professional committed to advancing inclusive, community-centered leadership. She brings expertise in governance, regulatory compliance, and strategic oversight to her role on the West Vancouver Police Board, and serves as President & CEO of Monarch Group of Companies. She is also a post-secondary educator in law and criminology.

Raheil is deeply engaged in community and board service, including with the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC), Atira Women’s Resource Society, and Impact North Shore, where she serves as Governance Committee Chair. She is the founder of the Pay It Forward Foundation, which has delivered over 22,000 meals to individuals facing economic hardship across British Columbia.

A recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction Award, Raheil holds an LL.M. in International Business Law and is currently pursuing a PhD. 

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