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Officers make arrest after witnesses report dangerous driver in Uptown neighbourhood

An update to this investigation is available here: https://www.nwpolice.org/blog/2023/05/19/charges-approved-against-suspect-following-carjacking-and-dangerous-driving-in-uptown/ New Westminster – On May 17th at approximately 1:40 pm the New Westminster Police Department was made aware of numerous calls to 9-1-1 where witness described seeing a taxi driving erratically in the Uptown neighbourhood. Witnesses described the taxi striking other vehicles and pedestrians fleeing from the […]

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Major Crime Unit investigating shooting in Downtown New Westminster

New Westminster – On April 18th at approximately noon New Westminster Police Department officers responded to a shooting that occurred in the 700 block of Carnarvon Street. The response resulted in a large police presence at the Royal Columbian Hospital. A man is being treated for non-life threatening injuries and two suspects are in police […]

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Staff of local restaurant assaulted with bear spray

New Westminster – On March 9th at approximately 11:30 pm New Westminster Police Department officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Columbia Street after staff at a bar were assaulted by a suspect using bear spray. Police were told that the staff were assaulted after asking a group of underage youth to leave the […]

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52 kilograms of illicit cannabis seized by the New Westminster Police Department Gang Suppression Unit

New Westminster – On February 1, 2023 at approximately 4:30 pm a member of the Gang Suppression Unit pulled over a vehicle that was speeding across the Queensborough Bridge. The officer initiated a traffic stop and spoke to the driver. The driver was arrested and search of the vehicle resulted in dozens of vacuum-sealed bags […]

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Three suspects arrested and charges recommended in connection to catalytic converter thefts

New Westminster – On February 8th members of the New Westminster Police Department Crime Reduction Unit and Street Crime Unit were conducting proactive work targeting known catalytic converter thieves. Officers observed three individuals steal a catalytic converter after which, they were arrested and brought to New Westminster Police Department cells. “Catalytic converter thefts are an […]

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Suspect with numerous warrants connected to assault in New Westminster arrested in Maple Ridge

New Westminster – On December 30th 2022, a high risk arrest occurred in the 12300 block of 227th Street in Maple Ridge. This arrest resulted in one suspect, 26 year old Joshawa Hall of Coquitlam, who was wanted on numerous warrants, being taken into police custody. The warrants for Mr. Hall’s arrest were connected to […]

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Officers arrest suspect after attempted bank robbery in Uptown neighbourhood

New Westminster – At approximately 3:30pm on December 20th the New Westminster Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from a bank employee who shared that someone inside the bank claimed they had a gun and demanded money before fleeing the area. Officers rushed to the area of 6th Street and Sixth Avenue and arrested a […]

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Catalytic converter thief arrested after foot chase through Moody Park

New Westminster – On November 28th at approximately 3:50 am New Westminster Police Department officers were called to a parking lot near the 800 block of 6th Avenue after a witness saw what they believed to be someone cutting a catalytic converter off a vehicle. When officers arrived, witnesses pointed them in the direction the […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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