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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.
Escaped Prisoner Arrested
On Monday January 10th at 0238 Hours, New Westminster Police patrol officers located and arrested Forty-Six year old Susan Smith. Smith had escaped from police custody in Burnaby on Friday January 7th and was subsequently subject to an arrest warrant for escaping lawful custody. Smith was arrested in the 12th Street area of New Westminster […]
45 Year Old Vancouver Male Arrested On Christmas Eve For Burglary
On December 24th at 7:30 pm an upstairs resident of a home in the 1300 block of 4th avenue heard a smashing sound. Knowing that the downstairs resident was away, the upstairs resident called New Westminster Police and then went to investigate. Upon looking into the suite the resident discovered the glass entry door was […]
Robbery At 7-11 – Two Men Arrested Nearby
On December 26th, at 2:36 AM the 7-Eleven Store on 6th Street called New Westminster Police to report that two males had just robbed the store at knifepoint. Police responded and immediately deployed a police dog. The police dog managed to track both suspects to the 300 Block of 4th Street where they were arrested. […]
Off-Duty Police Officer Aids In Arrest
On Tuesday September 7th at 9:00 p.m. off-duty New Westminster police officer Constable Crowston was driving on East Columbia Street in the 800 Block when he observed that the passenger van in front of him was being operated erratically. Crowston continued his observation of the vehicle as it sped up and slowed down arbitrarily. Constable […]
Male Assaulted – Accused Arrested
On Tuesday September 7th at 1300 Hours, New Westminster police officers were dispatched to the Six-Hundred Block of Princess Street on report of an assault that had just occurred. At scene, police located the Fifty-Six year old male victim and witnesses to the assault. Reports indicate that the victim had parked his commercial vehicle in […]
Two Arrested For Robbery
On April Sixteenth at 0015 Hours, a Twenty-year old female had exited a train at the Twenty-Second Street Sky Train station when she was approached by a young female near the bus loop. The female suspect engaged the victim in a brief conversation before demanding the victim hand over her purse and cell phone. The […]
Male Arrested For Numerous Break And Enters
The New Westminster Police Service and Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigators have arrested a male suspect believed responsible for the break and enter at numerous businesses, schools and government agencies. The arrest was the result of a joint task force comprised of New Westminster and Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers investigating break and enters […]
Two Males Arrested For 2008 Robbery / Aggravated Assault
On June 6, 2008, police responded to a report of a male that was assaulted by two suspects during a robbery attempt. The victim sustained serious facial injuries that consisted of fractured facial bones and lacerations. After a lengthy investigation by the New Westminster Police Major Crime Unit, two suspects have been arrested and charged […]
Three Arrested On Weapons Charges
On October seventeenth, 2009, at approximately 0129 hours residents living in the 500 Block of Fourteenth Street were awoken when the door to their residence was forced open. Three male suspects entered and threatened the residents. One of the suspects discharged a firearm in the residence however, no one was injured. Within minutes, the accused […]
Police Respond To Report Of Shooting Victim – Follow Up; Suspect Arrested
On October 4th at 0130 hours, the New Westminster police attended the 22nd street SkyTrain station responding to reports of a male suffering from a gunshot wound to the hand. At scene, the victim was located and treated for non-life threatening injuries. An extensive search of the surrounding area was conducted and a patrol officer […]