New roving CounterAttack stops more impaired drivers in Delta
CounterAttack is a fixture on BC roads during the summer, with police setting up roadblocks throughout the province, typically on weekend nights, to stop and deter impaired drivers. Funding for extra policing shifts to staff these roadblocks comes from the province through ICBC. But in Delta on July 5 and 6, officers on CounterAttack shifts spent part of each night...
Cell phone and other goods recovered after locker theft
File 19-14398 Delta Police have a team called the Patrol Support Team, which supplements the work that our front line officers do, allowing them to focus on thorny issues, when crime trends pop up. Recently a recreation centre in North Delta had been experiencing a problem with thefts from lockers, so when staff spotted some suspicious behavior the afternoon of...
Impaired drivers stopped throughout Delta on long weekend
While no impaired drivers went through the Delta Police Counterattack roadblock on Saturday night, officers working throughout Delta dealt with 9 impaired drivers over the long weekend. “The science – and unfortunately decades of terrible experiences – are clear. Drivers who’ve had too much to drink are a leading cause of crashes, injuries and deaths on BC roads,” says Acting...