Our Strathcona security team works to deter street activity and to provide a safe environment for business, their employees, and their customers. We work with the City of Vancouver Police Department to reduce police response time and to ensure more effective and sustainable crime prevention.
To reach the Strathcona Community Mobile Patrol please call dispatch at 778.227.1776. Please phone the Vancouver Police at 911 if you have an emergency. If you are reporting vandalism or theft, please call the non- emergency line at 604.717.3321.
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Vancouver Police are warning the public about a couple of scam artists continuing to operate in the Vancouver area.
We first warned the public about this couple in January of 2010, but they have continued to try their scam both in Vancouver and in surrounding municipalities. In the past few months, Vancouver Police have received a number of reports about a man and woman who are using a common ploy in an attempt to defraud people.
In most cases, the 40 year old man will approach an employee at a business or school claiming to be a doctor or somehow related to someone in the business. He is very convincing and often knows the names of the business owner or company information in an attempt to sound credible. He typically asks for cab fare saying his wife needs to get to a hospital and he has locked his keys in his car, or that his car has broken down and he needs money for a tow truck. He will generally ask for anywhere from $20 to $80, promising to return later with the money. He never does return. At times a 34 year old woman accompanies him or waits outside.
The man is very convincing and often knows information about the business including names of business owners, and he presents himself very well to appear credible.
Anyone who is approached by this couple should not give them money, and anyone who may be a victim of this scam is asked to contact Vancouver Police or Crime Stoppers.
