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Female Pedestrian Succumbs to Injuries
On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Gemma Snowball passed away due to injuries suffered after being struck by a motor vehicle on Monday, March 11, 2013 in the intersection of 6th Street and 6th Avenue in New Westminster. Gemma was originally from Australia was currently residing in New Westminster. The fatality is currently under investigation by […]
Pedestrian Suffers Serious Injury after being Struck by Vehicle
On Monday, March 11, 2013 at approximately 10:30 PM, the New Westminster Police were dispatched to the area of 6th Street and 6th Avenue in New Westminster for a collision involving a pedestrian. A twenty-five-year old female was struck in the intersection by a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene and cooperated […]
NWPD Officer suspended
The New Westminster Police Department is confirming that a Police Act investigation is being conducted against one of its members for alleged misuse of information obtained from a police computer database. Once the allegations were brought to the attention of the NWPD, an immediate Order to Investigate from the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner […]
Male Injured in Home Invasion
On January 29th, 2013 at approximately 11:23 pm, a forty year old male resident of New Westminster was assaulted in his apartment located in the 400 Block of 8th Street. Four unknown males entered his suite and assaulted the victim and then stole over $400 in cash. The victim was able to go to his […]
Suspicious Death in the 500 Block of Colby Street
On December 27th, 2012 at 6:17 am, the New Westminster Police received a call from a resident in the 500 Block of Colby Street advising that they heard a disturbance from their basement suite. They advised that they heard 3-4 bangs which sounded like gun shots. The New Westminster Police arrived on scene shortly thereafter […]
NWPD asks for public’s assistance in investigation of drive-by shooting
The NWPD Major Crime Unit continues its investigation into a drive-by shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of October 29th, 2012. Multiple rounds were fired at a residential apartment building in the 200 block of Salter Street, with bullets striking two suites. The incident is believed to have been a targeted shooting; however, […]
Homicide in New Westminster – Suspect Description Provided
On September 29, 2012 just after 10:00 pm the New Westminster Police Department received a phone call to assist the BCAS for a stabbing victim in the 500 block of 3rd Avenue. BCAS transported the victim to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 5:44am Witnesses in the area spotted a male running from […]
Translink Bus Driver and Two Passengers Pepper Sprayed
On September 16th, 2012 at 9:46 pm, the New Westminster Police Department received a call of a pepper spraying incident on a Translink bus at McBride Blvd and Colborne Street. Members attended and learned that the bus driver and two other adult passengers were pepper sprayed by a male associated to a group of people […]
New Westminster Police Arrest Prolific Break and Enter Suspect
Over the last two months, the New Westminster Police Department has been working to identify a female suspect in several incidents of break and enter. The female allegedly entered into residential apartments unbeknownst to the occupants and stole a variety of personal belongings. On August 24, 2012, thirty-eight year old Nadine Norton was arrested and charged […]
Update on NWPD External Use of Force Investigation in West Kelowna
The New Westminster Police Department continues to carry out a use of force investigation after the RCMP exchanged gun fire with suspects in Kelowna. The NWPD can confirm that a female suspect involved in the incident sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound and is currently recovering in hospital after surgery. The NWPD investigation is in […]