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New Westminster Police Department adopts naloxone to fight opioid crisis

New Westminster – Throughout the month of February New Westminster Police Department members and front line civilian staff will be trained in administering naloxone. The drug, which enters the body through a nasal spray, reverses the effects of opioids. “Having naloxone available to us means we can save lives in opioid overdose situations, and can […]

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Update – child abduction investigation

New Westminster – On January 23rd the New Westminster Police Department asked for the assistance of the public to locate a 9 year old who had allegedly been abducted by her mother. The 9 year old child was visiting with her mother Wilma Estrada, who does not currently have custody. During the visit, the mother […]

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Child Abduction Investigation – Public Assistance Required

New Westminster – On January 22nd at approximately 10:45pm the NWPD took conduct of a report of a possible child abduction. During a custody visit, the mother of 9 year old Makayla Estrada-Weber is believed to have taken her during the custody visit, violating a court order. The New Westminster Police Major Crime Unit has […]

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Suspect Charged Breaching Conditions

New Westminster – December 22nd 2016, the New Westminster Police Department issued an arrest warrant for 58 year old Coquitlam resident Randy Downes. Mr. Downes was allegedly breaching his court ordered conditions after being seen near Queens Park Arena on two occasions. Mr. Downes has multiple conditions stemming from a Coquitlam RCMP investigation that led […]

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Potential furnace inspection scam

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department has received several complaints about alleged salespersons from a company named “Eco-Energy” regarding misleading sales practices. The complainant’s allege that door-to-door sales persons are misleading consumers, providing false information and using high pressure sales tactics to gain access to people’s homes to conduct questionable furnace inspections. It appears […]

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NWPD Investigate Collision

New Westminster – On December 19th 2016 at approximately 2:05 pm, the New Westminster Police Department responded to the area of 6th Street and 6th Avenue for a report of a vehicle that collided into the side of a bank. There did not appear to be any major damage to the building, however two pedestrians […]

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NWPD Seek Public Assistance to Locate Missing 14 Year Old

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14 year old Issabelle Petersen of New Westminster, BC. Ms. Petersen was last seen on December 14th at approximately 6:00pm by a friend in a park near the 400 block of 14th Street. Ms. Petersen is described as a […]

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LOCATED – High Risk Missing Person with Newborn Baby

New Westminster – Missing mother, Ms. Glogowski, and her two day old child have been safely located. The child is being assessed by medical personnel, however both mother and child appear to be in good health. “We’d like to thank both the media and the public for assisting us in successfully locating both Ms. Glogowski […]

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High Risk Missing Person with Newborn Baby

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 39 year old Surrey resident, Bobbi Glogowski and her newborn child. Her child is believed to be two days old and was born outside of hospital care. Glogowski was last seen on December 13th at approximately 10am in the […]

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Public assistance needed in finding David Bruce Howell

New Westminster – David Bruce Howell was last seen on December 9th 2016 in North Van, and last heard from on December 10th at 10:30pm in New Westminster. Mr. Howell is described as an aboriginal male, 53 years old, with short dark hair, a slim build, last seen wearing a dark blue winter jacket. Mr. […]

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