Good Day Block Watch Captains, Co-Captains & Participants,
West Vancouver Police have responded to 210 calls for service since our September 26th Update.
Click Here To View Updated West Vancouver Crime Alerts
Help Our North Shore Policing Partners – Sexual Assaults Investigation
North Vancouver RCMP have issued a public warning regarding alleged sexual assaults in the Lower Lonsdale area in September and are seeking public assistance to identify the suspect or suspects.
Click Here To View The Media Release From North Vancouver RCMP
Break-ins
Storage lockers were a target of thieves in several reports this week. Scooters & other storage items were stolen from lockers in a multi-unit residential building in the Lions Gate Bridge area. Two separate reports of thefts from unsecured storage sheds were received from homeowners in the West Bay / Altamont area. Security of personal storage should be reviewed as part of regular checks of your home & property security.
Theft
Officers are continuing to investigate a theft report in the Marine Drive / Taylor Way area in which a group of males confronted a victim brandishing a knife & bear spray. Suspects stole the victim’s jacket & sandals before fleeing.
Meantime, a prompt report of theft from vehicles in progress in the Ambleside area ended with suspects in custody. Patrol officers responded to the area in early morning hours, located & identified 2 suspects & arrested both without incident.
WVPD Citizen Satisfaction Survey
West Vancouver Police are conducting a Citizen Satisfaction Survey October 1st to 14th. Your input as members of the West Vancouver Community is of vital interest to us. We have partnered with an independent research consultant to administer the online, anonymous survey regarding public satisfaction with & attitudes towards police services and public safety in our community.
All members of the West Vancouver community are invited to participate. We invite you to Click Here To Visit www.westvanpolice.ca for a direct link to our survey. You are invited to share this information & link with anyone in your personal network who lives, works, or participates in community or recreational activities in West Vancouver.
Cyber Security Month
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month in Canada. We’ll be sharing information links throughout the month on protecting yourself online. This week we join in encouraging you to take care of some basics. Click Here to visit GetCyberSafe.gc.ca for advice on managing & strengthening your online passwords.
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
