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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.
Gun found in car at roadblock
New Westminster – On July 12th 2020, the New Westminster Police Department was conducting a CounterAttack roadblock. Officers deploy to different locations throughout the city to prevent impaired driving; however, circumstances are often unpredictable in policing. At approximately 1:50 am, officers conducted a roadblock in the 900 block of McBride Boulevard. While officers checked drivers […]
Help us find Ricky Parmar
*Update* Mr. Parmar has been located safe. New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is seeking public assistance in the search for missing person Ricky Parmar. Mr. Parmar may have been last seen on July 7th at approximately 8:00 pm near Edinburgh Street, in New Westminster. Mr. Parmar is described as South Asian, 5’6” […]
NWPD make arrest and seize replica handgun
New Westminster – On July 6th 2020 at approximately 7:40 PM a man attended the front door of the New Westminster Police Department and said that a man had just threatened him with a firearm. The victim said that the suspect was still in the area, only a short distance away from the police station. […]
NWPD rescue man and make arrest in knife call
New Westminster – On July 4th 2020 at approximately 4:00pm, the New Westminster Police Department received a report of a man who was allegedly threatening to harm his roommate and himself with a knife. Officers rushed to the scene and found the victim had moved onto the first-floor balcony to put distance between himself and […]
New Westminster Police Department CounterAttack campaign is back
New Westminster – There’s nothing quite like a cold beer on a hot day, but getting in your car and driving afterwards is always a bad decision. The New Westminster Police Department is setting up road checks as part of a month-long CounterAttack campaign, targeting impaired drivers and getting them off the road. The NWPD […]
NWPD officers simultaneously manage man with knife and unresponsive female
New Westminster – On June 30th 2020, New Westminster Police Department officers were responding to a report of a man brandishing a knife in the 700 block of Ash Street. Officers located the man nearby and he was safely taken into custody. As officers were placing him into their patrol vehicle a woman alerted them […]
NWPD searching for man after indecent act on 10th Street
New Westminster – On June 29th 2020, New Westminster Police Department were called to the 400 block of 10th Street for a report of an indecent exposure. A woman phoned the NWPD at approximately 1:45 pm to report that an unknown male exposed his genitals to her on the street. The woman was walking on […]
Quick thinking citizen alerts police to overdose victim
New Westminster – On June 26th 2020, someone used the intercom at the front door of the New Westminster Police Department to alert officers to a man in Hyack Square who appeared to be unresponsive. Officers rushed to the scene to find the man whose breathing was very faint. While police attended to the unresponsive […]
Neighbourhood disturbance results in swift response by NWPD
New Westminster – On June 27th 2020 at approximately 12:30 AM the New Westminster Police Department was called to the 300 block of Carnegie Street of New Westminster by neighbours who heard a man’s cries for help. Other neighbors reported hearing crashing sounds coming from the residence. Officers rushed to the scene to find an […]
Man in crisis safely taken into custody and returned to health care providers
New Westminster – On June 20th 2020 New Westminster Police Department Constable Jon was searching for a patient who had walked away from care several days ago. Constable Jon’s search took him into Vancouver, where the patient was located in crisis, refusing to comply with direction that would allow Constable Jon to safely take the […]