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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.
Police calling for witnesses to Downtown stabbing
New Westminster – On July 30th, 2024 at approximately 10:00pm a witness flagged down a New Westminster Police officer outside the police station to report that a man was in distress and in need of assistance. Officers located the man, who appeared to the victim of a stabbing. Officers provided the man emergency first aid, which […]
Frontline officers warning residents about fraudsters gaining remote access to digital devices
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is warning residents about remote access scams after a resident noticed unauthorized access to his cryptocurrency wallet on his phone. Remote access scams are sometimes known as the tech support scam. Often these scams begin with the victim receiving an unsolicited phone call or clicking on a […]
New Westminster Police Board Announces New Chair and Vice Chair
New Westminster – At the New Westminster Police Board’s July 16, 2024 meeting, the Board held elections for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair of the Board for a two-year term. With recent provincial amendments to the Police Act, the New Westminster Police Board was required to fill both positions. Tasha Henderson was acclaimed […]
Witness calls 9-1-1 to report a mail theft in progress leading to the arrest of one man
New Westminster – On July 9th at approximately 3:00am the New Westminster Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from a witness who shared they could see a man running from the lobby of downtown area condominium with an armful of packages. When officers arrived on scene they located the suspect inside a vehicle a short […]
New Westminster Police Department officers pull man in distress from Fraser River
New Westminster – On July 7th at approximately 4:15pm two New Westminster Police Department officers were patrolling the Fraser River when they observed a man in an small inflatable dingy being swept down the river by the fast moving current. Officers saw the motor on the boat was not working and the man only had […]
Commercial vehicle safety event hosted in New Westminster
New Westminster – Between June 19th and June 20th the NWPD Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit and NWPD Traffic Unit, in partnership with Vancouver Police Department, Canadian Pacific Police Service, Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement, Burnaby RCMP and BC Highway Patrol, inspected 86 vehicles, in a large scale annual event, to ensure road safety. Similar enforcement events […]