CRIME ALERTS & UPDATES

Crime Alerts – August 18-31

Calls For Police Service In West Vancouver Since Last Alerts – 644

BREAK & ENTER

BNE Residential – Lower Caulfeild

● Basement suite door left unlocked. Suspects entered during daytime hours

● Personal computer stolen

BNE Residential(Seasonal Cabin) – Cypress Mountain

● Forced entry through locked door. Food & alcohol stolen

BNE Residential(Seasonal Cabin) – Cypress Mountain

● Interrupted break-in at seasonal residence. Suspect fled after being discovered by resident

BNE Residential – Dundarave

● Vehicle keys stolen from residence. No indication of forced entry

BNE Residential(Storage Locker) – Dundarave

● Storage lockers in parking area of multi-unit building broken into

BNE Commercial – Taylor Way / Marine Drive Area

● Security staff reported suspects breaking into construction site & stealing property

● Patrol officers responded, located & arrested two suspects

BNE Commercial (Attempted) – Taylor Way / Marine Drive Area

● Window smashed at clothing store. Suspects fled

● No entry gained

BNE Commercial – Taylor Way / Marine Drive Area

● Window smashed at clothing store.

● Clothing items stolen

THEFT

Theft – Ambleside Business District

● Bicycle parked outside commercial premise stolen

Theft – Taylor Way / Marine Drive

● Report of suspect stealing high value sunglasses from retail outlet

● Patrol officers located and arrested suspect attempting to board transit in area

Theft from Auto – Taylor Way / Marine Drive

● Personal items stolen from unlocked vehicle in residential parkade

Theft – Horseshoe Bay Drive – 2 Separate reports

● Catalytic converters stolen from two vehicles in public roadside parking area

MISCHIEF

Mischief – Caulfeild

● Key scratches on paint of four vehicles during overnight hours in residential driveway

Mischief – Upper Dundarave

● Rock thrown through front entry area window

Mischief – Dundarave Business District

● Broken window on temporary construction site building

Mischief – Ambleside / Dundarave

● Windshield smashed on vehicle parked roadside

Mischief – Dundarave Business District

● Residential garage window broken

Mischief – Caulfeild

● Elementary school window smashed

Mischief – Eagle Harbour

● Tire slashed on parked vehicle

Mischief – West Bay

● Locked mail box damaged. Undetermined whether any mail was stolen

FRAUD

Fraud – Package Delivery Scam – Ambleside

● Caller falsely claimed to represent package delivery company, claimed victim account was used for purchase, & demanded victim contact a lawyer to resolve matter

● Victim called person identified as lawyer by suspect, & transferred payment for service before realizing it was a scam

Fraud – Employment Scam – Ambleside

● Victim applied for job online & was asked to forward money for pay for processing application

● Funds transferred before victim realized scam was in progress

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