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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.
Help us find missing person Tyler
Update – Tyler has been located. New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is seeking public assistance in the search for missing person Tyler. Tyler was last seen on April 9, in the 600 block of 12th Street in New Westminster. Tyler is described as 29 years old, standing 5’8” feet tall with a […]
Have you seen Jonas?
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is seeking public assistance in the search for missing person Jonas. Jonas was last heard from on March 13, and he was last seen in the Sapperton neighbourhood of New Westminster. Jonas is described as 25 years old, standing 5’11” tall with a medium build, shoulder length […]
Police investigate a fatal single vehicle collision on Cumberland Street
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department and the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service are investigating a single vehicle collision that occurred on April 3 at approximately 11:40 am. The collision occurred on Cumberland Street and East 7th Avenue. BC Emergency Health Services Paramedics transported one person to hospital with what appeared at […]
Police search for suspect after auto theft in Queensborough
New Westminster – On April 10th the New Westminster Police Department received a 9-1-1 from a man who shared a stranger had just driven off with his vehicle. According to the caller, while driving down Ewen Avenue he saw a pedestrian who was waving his arms. Believing the pedestrian was in some need of assistance, […]
Officers make arrests after firearms call to 9-1-1
New Westminster – On April 9th the New Westminster Police Department arrested four suspects after a call to 9-1-1 about multiple males with firearms on Alexander Street. When the 9-1-1 call was made at approximately 5:45 pm, New Westminster Police Department officers and Metro Vancouver Transit Police Officers attended the scene and learned an altercation […]
Two men arrested following carjacking near 8th Avenue
New Westminster – On April 4th the New Westminster Police Department arrested two suspects after a driver reported to 9-1-1 that two unknown men forced him from his vehicle and drove away. At the time, the driver was stopped along the roadside at Winthrop Street and McDonald Street at approximately 8:45pm. New Westminster Police Department […]
Officers identify person of interest following a break and enter into an occupied residence
New Westminster – On April 4th at approximately 8:30pm the New Westminster Police Department responded to a 9-1-1 call from a woman who shared someone had tried breaking into her home. According to the caller, she walked into her kitchen to find a window had been smashed and someone was at her patio door. The […]
New Westminster Police Department returns to E-Comm 9-1-1 for non-emergency call taking services
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department will be transitioning all of its non-emergency (NER) call-taking back to E-Comm as of April 15, 2025. E-Comm already provides dispatch and emergency call taking for New Westminster and has also been providing non-emergency service for the department after-hours and on weekends. In 2023, NWPD staff took […]
Help us find missing person David
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is seeking public assistance in the search for missing person David. David was last seen at approximately on March 31, in the 700 block of Hamilton Street in New Westminster. David is described as 44 years old, standing 6 feet tall with a heavy build and dark […]
Police warn of fraudsters spoofing New Westminster Police Department phone number
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is warning the public that our non-emergency number, 604-525-5411, is currently being spoofed by fraudsters to contact people with the objective of obtaining their personal information. The fraudsters are using technology to make it appear as if the incoming call is from the New Westminster Police Department. […]