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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.
Witnesses asked to come forward following assault near Front Street parkade
New Westminster – On November 27th at approximately 8:15am New Westminster Police Department officers were dispatched to the downtown neighbourhood to investigate an assault. Police learned a woman had been assaulted by two people as she used a flight of stairs leading from Front Street to the Front Street parkade. It is believed the suspects […]
Witnesses asked to come forward following assault with a weapon
New Westminster – On November 21st at approximately 2:30pm New Westminster Police Department officers were dispatched to the 900 block of 12th Street after a witnesses reported hearing a gun shot and observed what he believed to be an injured man holding a large knife walk into a convenience store. Additional witnesses shared that inside […]
Police respond to single vehicle collision at Royal Ave and Stewardson Way
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department and the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service are investigating a single vehicle collision that occurred in the early morning hours at the intersection of Royal Avenue and Stewardson Way. Officers found a vehicle having driven into a tree and two occupants were transported to local hospital. […]
*Located* Help us locate high risk missing person Maxine Wright
Update – We’re happy to share that Maxine Wright has been located and she is safe. A big thanks to everyone who assisted in the search. New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in the search for missing person Maxine Wright. Ms. Wright was last seen on November 13th […]
Police appeal for witnesses after scooter rider struck by driver of truck
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police are appealing for witnesses after the rider of a scooter was injured after being struck by the driver of a white flatbed truck. The incident happened November 7th at approximately 1:00pm near the intersection of Royal Avenue and Blackie Street. The driver of the truck did not stop […]
Drugs and weapons seized from suite on Agnes Street
New Westminster – On November 4th at approximately midnight, the New Westminster Police Department Street Crime Unit and the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant on a property near the 300 block of Agnes Street. Police located from the suite both drugs and weapons. Six people were arrested and the investigation […]
Officers arrest suspect after convenience store worker assaulted with weapon
New Westminster – On November 6th at approximately 8:00am, New Westminster Police Department patrol officers responded to a 9-1-1 call from a convenience store worker in the 400 block of Columbia Street who has just been assaulted by an unknown man. The victim shared that when the suspect was spoken to about not paying for […]
NWPD begins investigation into fatal motor vehicle incident
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police are in the early stages of fatal motor vehicle incident investigation in the 300 block of East 8th Avenue. On November 8th at approximately 7:00pm patrol officers were called to the 300 block of East 8th Avenue for an unresponsive pedestrian involved in a collision with a transit […]
Witnesses asked to come forward following bear spray assault of elderly man
New Westminster – On November 5th, New Westminster Police Department officers were dispatched to the intersection of 8th Street and Queens Avenue after a witnesses saw an elderly man assaulted by a suspect using bear spray. Police searched the area for someone matching the suspect description, and provided aid to the victim. Despite searches of […]
Suspect wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested after firearm falls out of pocket
New Westminster – On October 30th at approximately 12:20 pm, New Westminster Police Department officers were dispatched to Howes Street and Ewen Avenue for a report of a man with a handgun. The 9-1-1 call came from someone who observed the firearm fall out of the pocket of the suspect as they were on the […]