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If the crime you are reporting is an emergency, call 9-1-1.
If the crime you are reporting is not an emergency, you can call the non-emergency line at 604-525-5411 or attend our Front Counter at 555 Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC.
Suspect Charged After New Westminster Robbery And Break And Enter Crime Spree
Between January 22nd and February 28th, 2012, NWPD investigators had been working on a rash of robberies and break and enters occurring in New Westminster. On February 28th a citizen interrupted a male who had broken into his neighbour’s residence in the 800 block of Royal Avenue. The citizen followed the suspect on foot while […]
Arson Investigation
The New Westminster Police Department Major Crime Unit are currently investigating two separate two separate arsons to a local business in the 400 block of 6th Street, New Westminster, “Amir Family Hair Salon”. On March 23, 2012 at 0654 hours NWPD and New Westminster Fire Rescue Services Fire were called to a report of a […]
New Westminster Senior Secondary Youth Charged With Uttering Threats
On March 2, 2012, several New Westminster Police Officers and the Municipal Integrated Emergency Response Team responded to the New Westminster Senior Secondary School after receiving a complaint of a student who had made comments to other students about possibly having a gun. The New Westminster Police Major Crime Unit conducted an investigation that has […]
Suspicious Circumstances At New Westminster Senior Secondary School
There was a report of a possible student with a gun at New Westminster Senior Secondary Friday, March 2nd at 2:37 P.M. Two students reported that another male, possibly a student, tried to sell them a gun. The students initially falsely reported that they observed the male with a gun in his jacket just as […]
Increase In Residential Break And Enters
In the past week, New Westminster has experienced an increase in the number of residential break and enters in various areas throughout the city. The break and enters are being investigated by our Patrol and Major Crime investigators. The break and enters occur primarily in the daytime wherein no occupants are in the residence at […]
Sexual Assault
On Monday February 6th at approximately 20:29 Hour, a female parked her vehicle on the Eighth Street side of the New Westminster Senior Secondary School. While exiting her vehicle, she was confronted by an unknown male who grabbed her, pushed her to the ground and then sexually assaulted her. The suspect is described as follows: […]
Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Collision
On Friday, February 3, 2012 at approximately 19:24 Hours, a New Westminster police officer was driving northbound on 6th Street when he came upon a pedestrian struck in the area of 6th Street and Queens Avenue. A nineteen year old female was crossing at a marked crosswalk and was struck by a southbound travelling vehicle. […]
New Westminster Police Apprehend Robbery Suspect
On January 27th, 2012 at 1:51 pm several New Westminster Police members were dispatched to a report of a hold up alarm, coming from the BMO Bank of Montreal, located at 120-66 10th Street, in New Westminster, BC. Cst. JORDAN attended the bank and then broadcast to surrounding police officers the description of the suspect. […]
New Westminster Police Department Conducting An Independant Investigation
Further to the news conference held at the RCMP Headquarters at 2pm today, the New Westminster Police Department confirms that their Major Crime Unit is conducting an independent investigation into the Surrey RCMP officer involved police dog incident which occurred January 28th, 2012. Any further media inquiries can be made to the New Westminster Police […]
Robbery/Assault Causing Bodily Harm
On January 4, 2012 at approximately 17:50 hours a female was walking to work through Queens Park when she was attacked from behind. The individual had her iPod on and had no prior indication the attack was going to take place. The attackers struck the female in the head with an object and pushed her […]