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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.
Man brandishes axe at two New Westminster Police Constables
New Westminster – On July 7th 2017, at approximately midnight a man entered the New Westminster Police Department lobby and set up camp below the reports phone. Officers approached the man to let him know that they were making arrangements to find him a nearby place to sleep for the night as he couldn’t sleep […]
Public assistance needed in search for high risk missing woman
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 41 year old Amanda Elizabeth Thomson of New Westminster. She was last seen at approximately 11:00pm on June 26 at her home. Her family realized she was missing when she could not be found the next morning. Amanda Elizabeth Thomson […]
NWPD seeking witnesses in relation to New Westminster stabbings
New Westminster – New Westminster Police Department are appealing for witnesses following two stabbings in New Westminster on June 25. Police were dispatched to Royal Columbian Hospital where one man was being treated for a stab wound. The victim was attacked in the unit block of 8th Street near the bus loop at approximately 9:30pm. […]
Assault with a weapon in Moody Park
New Westminster – New Westminster Police Department are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Moody Park yesterday. The incident occurred at approximately 4:00pm on June 21 near the northeast Moody Park baseball diamond. The 27 year old victim was punched and kicked multiple times by two young men and hit on the head with […]
Residents warned of fraudsters posing as CRA employees and police
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police department is warning the public that the Canada Revenue Agency scam is hitting New Westminster with a renewed intensity. “We have received a wave of calls from residents advising us that people claiming to work for the CRA are calling to collect fictitious debts,” stated Media Relations Officer […]
NWPD investigating death of 2 year old child
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is in the early stages of an investigation with the BC Coroners Service over the death of a 2 year old child. On June 7th 2017 at approximately 11pm, officers responded to a 911 call for help in the 300 block of Stanley Street, for a suspected […]
Drug linked to the death of New Westminster teen was MDMA
New Westminster – New Westminster Police Department has received toxicology reports from the BC Coroner Service and it has been determined that the drug linked to the death of a New Westminster teen and hospitalization of another was MDMA. Initial reports indicated that the pills sold to the teens were a combination of MDMA and […]
Students show support for Cops for Cancer
New Westminster – School Liaison Officer Constable Gerald Lau is taking part in the Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast and the New Westminster Police Department would like to thank a local student, Sahara for her support of Constable Lau’s journey. Constable Lau extended an invitation to the local elementary and middle schools to help […]
Urgent drug related warning
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is issuing an urgent warning about a lethal strain of drug circulating in New Westminster. One person has died from the unknown drug and another is in critical condition. Both individuals purchased the drug in pill form from the same street drug dealer. “The community should be concerned,” Stated […]
Located! Missing 14 year old Emilia Ghica
New Westminster – New Westminster Police Department is asking for public assistance in finding 14 year old Emilia Ghica. Emilia, who also goes by the name Emily, was last seen near her home in the 12th Street area of New Westminster at approximately 2:30 am in the morning of May 7. “We are asking the […]