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Category: Arrests

25 year old auto theft suspect arrested at Burnaby-New West border

New Westminster – A hunch and some early morning patrols just across the Burnaby-New West border proved fruitful for an NWPD officer looking for stolen vehicles. On Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at approximately 3:40 am, an NWPD patrol officer was doing a quick patrol near a problematic residence in the 7700 block of 6th street, […]

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NWPD arrest auto theft suspect

On Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at approximately 2:40 am, NWPD patrol officers located a blue Volkswagen Jetta that had been reported as stolen out of Langley several days earlier. The vehicle was followed without emergency equipment being activated in an effort to prevent a high speed vehicle pursuit. The vehicle was followed as it drove […]

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HIV positive man sentenced to 11 years for failing to disclose his status to intimate partners

New Westminster – In November 2009, the New Westminster Police Department’s Major Crime Unit became aware, by way of an anonymous tip, of allegations that Bongani Nyoni was having sexual contact with several women without divulging his HIV positive status to them. The Major Crime Unit investigated these allegations and in July 2010, three counts […]

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Suspect charged in stabbing

New Westminster – On June 1, 2014 at 4:29 pm, the New Westminster Police Department received a report that a male had been stabbed in the 500 Block of Brantford Street in New Westminster. Patrol members arrived on scene to locate a male suffering from a stab wound to his head and covered in blood. […]

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NWPD Member Suffers Injury While Investigating Stolen Vehicle

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is advising that one of its police officers was injured in a motor vehicle collision on May 29, 2014. The New Westminster Police member was seconded to IMPACT (Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team) as an investigator. The IMPACT team was conducting an investigation of a stolen […]

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UPDATE: Male charged after execution of search warrant

New Westminster – On April 23, 2014, the New Westminster Police Department and the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team executed a Search Warrant at a residence on 10th Avenue, New Westminster, and a male suspect was arrested. The male is identified as Nathan Matthew Gravenor, a thirty-seven year old resident of New Westminster. Accused Gravenor […]

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NWPD execute search warrant and arrest male for break and enter

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department, as a result of the execution of a Search Warrant, arrested a male suspect today at his residence on 10th Avenue in New Westminster. The Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team assisted with the execution of the Search Warrant. As a precautionary measure, and with the cooperation of […]

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Robbery suspects arrested

New Westminster – On March 18, 2014 at approximately 9:15 pm, two male suspects entered a local restaurant in the 700 block of Sixth Street, intimated they had weapons and ordered staff to the ground. The male suspects then took a small amount of cash from the till and fled to a waiting getaway vehicle […]

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NWPD make arrest in assault investigation

New Westminster – On Monday October 28th at approximately 2:00 pm, NWPD Patrol Officers responded to a report of a fight involving multiple subjects in Moody Park near the outdoor pool. Upon police arrival, a 16 year old victim was located suffering from a number of significant but non-life threatening injuries, and he was subsequently […]

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NWPD Search Warrant locates guns and drugs

On July 31st, 2013 at approximately 7:20 PM, members of the NWPD Street Crime Unit, along with the assistance of the LMD Emergency Response Team, executed a Search Warrant at a ground floor apartment in the 200 block of Carnarvon Street. Two occupants, a male and female, were located inside and taken into custody. Members […]

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