Good Day Block Watch Captains, Co-Captains & Participants,
West Vancouver Police have responded to 231 calls for service since our November 28th Update.
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Chief John Lo – December Block Watch Newsletter
It is time for the latest update for Block Watch Captains, Co-captains & Participants from Chief Constable John Lo. Block Watch is a vital partnership with our whole community toward a safer West Vancouver and Chief Lo regularly updates Block Watch participants through these newsletters.
Chief Lo’s December Newsletter highlights key points regarding recent residential break-ins & protecting your valuables against Theft from Auto offences in the busy holiday season.
As we work to reach as many residents as possible across the community our newsletters are available in English, Simplified Chinese & Farsi.
Click Here To View Chief Lo’s Block Watch Newsletters At WestVanPolice.ca
We encourage you to share these newsletters & to encourage more West Vancouver neighbours to join Block Watch!
Break-ins This Week
The Chief’s advice is timely considering additional break-in reports in our Crime Alerts this week. An intrusion alarm was triggered at a home in the Chartwell Drive area when thieves broke in through a side patio door. Patrol members responded immediately upon receiving notice from the alarm provider. Unfortunately, suspects had fled prior to officer’s arrival.
Meantime, suspects forced entry through a 2nd story bathroom window on a home in the West Bay area. No alarm was triggered. Jewelry, purses & a personal safe were stolen.
Garage & Parkade gates were forced in five separate multi-unit residential buildings on one night in the Deer Ridge, Skilift Road & Folkestone areas, with tools, sports equipment & e-Bikes stolen. And forced entry to storage lockers was reported in two separate buildings in the Ambleside area. Personal items and banking records were stolen.
Active investigations are ongoing in all reports.
**Please review our Crime Alerts. If you become aware of an offence in your neighbourhood area, we encourage you to review your own home surveillance system for any suspicious persons or activity on your own property. Please don’t hesitate to contact Police if you note anything of interest.**
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
