CRIME ALERTS & UPDATES

West Vancouver Crime Alerts – May 08 – 14

282 Calls For West Vancouver Police Service Since May 7th Update

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THEFT

Theft – Ambleside Park Area

  • Backpack left unattended in public park stolen. Clothing & tablet computer inside

Theft under $5000 – Shoplifting – Marine Drive / Taylor Way Area

  • Staff at clothing retailer recognized known prolific shoplifter in store
  • Police alerted. Officers were in area & arrived as suspect left store
  • Suspect arrested without incident with several stolen items

Theft under $5000 – Shoplifting – Marine Drive / Taylor Way Area

  • Male observed by retail staff committing theft. Immediate call to police.
  • Staff observed suspect boarding a bus to Vancouver
  • Officers found & arrested suspect as bus stopped before heading onto bridge

Theft – Shoplifting – Summary

  • 11 Reports since last update. All from Marine Drive/Taylor Way Area
  • Suspects identified & arrested in four reports

Theft of Bicycle – Marine Drive / Taylor Way Area

  • Bicycle locked to exterior rack at multi-unit residential building stolen

MISCHIEF

Mischief(Property Damage) – Caulfeild Area

  • Community garden damaged, windows scratched on elementary school

Mischief (Graffiti) – Ambleside Park Area

  • Group of youths spraying graffiti on concrete railway bridge abutments

Mischief – Trans-Canada Highway

  • Suspect or suspects fled
  • Raw egg thrown from pedestrian overpass, struck windshield of passing vehicle
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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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