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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.
NWPD requests assistance in locating missing elderly male
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating, Marvin Schmidtke. Mr. Schmidtke is a Caucasian male, 84 years old, standing 5’10 inches tall with blue eyes and a slim build, weighing approximately 140 pounds. He suffers from both Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes and is hard of hearing […]
Break and Enter investigation leads to arrest
New Westminster – On January 3, 2015 the New Westminster Police Department attended the 900 block of 12th Street to investigate a report of a Break and Enter into a local business. As a result of an in depth investigation, on January 7, 2015, members of the NWPD Operational Support Unit located and arrested 45 […]
New Westminster Police Department is going green
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is happy to announce the deployment of the Green Fleet dual fuel propane and gasoline vehicles as part of the department’s green initiative. On January 6, 2015, the first of four NWPD patrol division vehicles equipped with dual fuel technology took to the streets of New Westminster. […]
Update to missing person investigation – Izumi Aoyama
New Westminster – NWPD Detectives were contacted this morning by hospital staff in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec after Izumi Aoyama showed up at the local hospital on her own accord. It is unknown how Aoyama came to arrive at the hospital which is located more than 5000 kilometers from the City of New Westminster. Aoyama, who […]
NWPD seek public assistance in machete attack
New Westminster – On Sunday, December 7, 2014 at approximately 1:30 am, an unknown male approached the window of a vehicle while the victims were inside preparing to exit the parking lot located at 7th and Belmont Streets in New Westminster. As the male approached, he produced a machete and started slashing at the vehicle. […]
NWPD investigating and seeking witnesses to fatal pedestrian collision
New Westminster – On December 10, 2014 at approximately 8:40 pm, the NWPD received a call from the BC Ambulance Service that they were responding to a call of a possible fatal pedestrian collision on Brunette Avenue in New Westminster. Upon arrival, it was determined that a 52 year old female New Westminster resident was […]
Female pedestrian struck by vehicle succumbs to injuries
New Westminster – On Saturday, November 29, 2014 at approximately 12:10 pm, two female pedestrians were struck by a motor vehicle while crossing 6th Street in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of 5th Avenue in New Westminster. While one of the females escaped serious injury, the second female was in serious condition as emergency […]
NWPD one of the first police agencies to use the new Alco-Sensor-FST
New Westminster – NWPD police officers have been attending training for the new Alco-Sensor-FST which will replace the Alco-Sensor IVDWF (ASD). The training for NWPD police officers started in October, 2014 and the “go live” date is scheduled for December 15th – just in time for the CounterAttack Road Checks. The Alco-Sensor-FST is a roadside […]
NWPD attend early morning fire scene in Queensborough
New Westminster – At 4:20 am this morning, New Westminster Police Patrol members attended at a structure fire in Queensborough where they assisted the New Westminster Fire Department and Emergency Health Services already at the scene. No one was harmed in the fire and the New Westminster Fire Department are conducting a thorough investigation to […]
NWPD investigate personal robbery
New Westminster – The NWPD advise that at 5:50 am on November 19, 2014, there was a personal robbery reported at a local gas station. The Major Crime Section has taken over the investigation and one male has been arrested and is currently in custody. The NWPD are searching for a second suspect that continues […]