537 Calls For West Vancouver Police Service Since August 15th Update
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BREAK & ENTER
B&E (Construction Site) – Chippendale Area
Forced entry to theatre room in residence under construction
B&E(Attempt) – Caulfeild Area
- Pry marks discovered on rear door of residence
- No entry gained. Nothing stolen
B&E – Ambleside Area
- Forced entry to multi-unit residential building garage. Suspected theft of mail
B&E – Property Recovered – Westridge Area
- Traffic stop for vehicle with observed license violation led to arrest of driver for Driving While Prohibited
- Subsequent investigation following arrest led to recover of property from July break-in at Chippendale Area home
THEFT
Theft (Robbery) – Marine Drive / Taylor Way Area
- Theft suspect brandished knife while stealing from retail store
- Police immediately called. Patrol officers located & apprehended suspect in area
Theft – Shoplifting – Summary
- 34 Reports since last update
- 32 from Taylor Way / Marine Drive Area. Two reports from Ambleside Business District
- Two reports involved theft values in excess of $5000
Theft from Auto – Ambleside Area
- Digital camera, clothes & other personal effects stolen from unlocked vehicle parked on street
Theft from Auto – Parthenon Park Area
- Sports equipment stolen from unlocked vehicle on residential street
Theft of Bicycle – Taylor Way / Marine Drive Area
- e-Bike stolen from parkade of multi-unit residential building
Theft – Ambleside Area
- Camping tent stolen from residential yard
Theft – Horseshoe Bay Area
- Backpack left unattended on passenger ferry
- Wallet, money, ID & personal accessories stolen along with backpack
Theft – Ambleside Park Area
- Cellphone left unattended at sports field area stolen
MISCHIEF
Mischief – Memorial Park Area
- Storage box set on fire
Mischief – Ambleside Business District
- Front window of retail food outlet smashed
Mischief – Ambleside Business District
- Decorative statue outside retail outlet knocked over & damaged
FRAUD
Fraud – Online
- Resident responded to trailer for sale ad in online marketplace
- Seller requested a deposit to hold item for resident’s attendance
- Listed address found to be fake upon attendance
Fraud – Online – Dundarave Area
- Resident advertised personal computer for sale online.
- Suspect responded, offered to purchase, then sent cheque for amount exceeding agreed price, asked for resident to return excess funds by way of gift cards
- Resident correctly recognized a scam attempt was in progress & contacted police
Fraud – (Bank Inspector Scam) – Telephone
- Resident contacted by suspect claiming to be security staff for their bank
- Resident asked to withdraw funds & purchase gift cards as part of security testing of tellers
- Gift card codes given to suspect & funds lost before victim realized a scam was in progress
