555 Columbia Street
New Westminster, BC
Canada V3L 1B2
Phone: 604-525-5411
Fax: 604-529-2401
Emergency Phone: 9-1-1

| Date: | August 26, 2010 |
| File: | 10-15815 |
| Contact: | Sgt. G. Weishaar |
| Phone: | 604-528-2423 |
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On August 26, 2010 at approximately 3:20 A.M., the New Westminster Police Service received numerous 9-1-1 calls regarding the sound of gunshot fire in the Twenty-One Hundred Block of Dublin Street. Police officers immediately attended the area and cordoned off the surrounding streets. At scene, officers confirmed that a residence and a vehicle had been struck by bullets. Major crime and forensic investigators are currently on scene gathering evidence and conducting interviews with residents. No one was injured and it is unknown at this time if it was a targeted shooting. The investigation continues. |
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| Date: | August 16, 2010 |
| File: | 10-11639 |
| Contact: | Sgt. Stuart Jette |
| Phone: | 604-529-2530 |
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On August 12, 2010, the New Westminster Police Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant on a residence located across the street from Moody Park in uptown New Westminster. The investigation began as a result of numerous citizen complaints regarding drug trafficking inside of Moody Park. Members of the Street Crime Unit conducted a one month investigation that culminated with the execution of the search warrant. The Municipal Integrated Emergency Response Team executed the search warrant and the male was arrested without incident. A small amount of suspected drugs were found inside of the residence. A 22 year old New Westminster man is currently facing a number of drug related charges. |
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| Date: | August 9, 2010 |
| File: | 10-14386 / 10-14429 |
| Contact: | A/Sgt. Bruce Carrie |
| Phone: | 604-529-2425 |
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The New Westminster Police are now investigating two separate Debit Card Frauds involving a debit card skimmer. In each instance a victim was contacted, either in person or by phone and solicited to donate to the Cancer Society of BC. In both instances a female suspect attended their residence and swiped the victims debit card with a portable debit machine. The victims later determined that their debit cards had been used in fraudulent transactions.
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