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NWPD Investigate a Break-and-Enter and Sexual Assault
The New Westminster Police Department’s Major Crime Unit are currently investigating an interrupted break and enter and sexual assault that occurred on October 23, 2013 at approximately 9:00 pm in the 1200 Block of London Street. The thirty year old female victim advised that she confronted the male who entered her residence via the sliding […]
Assistance Requested to Identify Male Involved in Groping Incident
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to identify the below-noted male who allegedly groped a female at the 22nd Street SkyTrain Station on September 23, 2013. The victim was approached by an older Southeast Asian male who complimented her on her looks. The suspect male walked with […]
NWPD Investigate Assault on Female
New Westminster – The NWPD are seeking public assistance with their investigation of an assault which took place on Sunday, September 22nd, 2013, at approximately 2:00 am. At that time, a 48 year old female victim was walking in the 200 block of Queens Avenue, when an unknown male suspect appeared out of some bushes […]
Charges approved against former Transit Police officer
On September 12th, 2012 members of the New Westminster Police Department responded to the 500 block of 7th Street for a report of a number of people fighting outside a local bar. Upon police arrival, no one was observed fighting; however one male was taken into custody. Shortly after the arrest, it was determined that […]
Male Injured in Home Invasion
On January 29th, 2013 at approximately 11:23 pm, a forty year old male resident of New Westminster was assaulted in his apartment located in the 400 Block of 8th Street. Four unknown males entered his suite and assaulted the victim and then stole over $400 in cash. The victim was able to go to his […]
NWPD Looking for Home Invasion Suspects
The NWPD Major Crime Unit is investigating a violent home invasion that occurred at an apartment building in the 600 block of 3rd Avenue last Friday, October 26th at approximately 7:30 PM. Three suspects – two male and one female—forced entry to the residence armed with a handgun and a hammer. The suspects threatened the […]
Translink Bus Driver and Two Passengers Pepper Sprayed
On September 16th, 2012 at 9:46 pm, the New Westminster Police Department received a call of a pepper spraying incident on a Translink bus at McBride Blvd and Colborne Street. Members attended and learned that the bus driver and two other adult passengers were pepper sprayed by a male associated to a group of people […]
Police Continue Search of Suspect in the Aggravated Assault of a Police Officer
July 30, 2012 marks the one-year anniversary of the aggravated assault of a New Westminster police officer, and police are still actively searching for the suspect. On July 30, 2011 a New Westminster police officer responded to a complaint of a distraught male in Queens Park. As the officer approached a picnic table, a male […]
Male Charged With Sexual Assault
On Friday December 2nd at 2111 Hours, the New Westminster Police attended Royal Columbian Hospital on report of an assault against a female patient by a male. The suspect was being detained by hospital staff when police arrived. The accused; Aaron Edward ABERNATHY: DOB 1981-December-23, a resident of North Vancouver, is alleged to have touched […]
Shooting Incident
On October 31st at 2215 Hours, the New Westminster Police Service responded to a report of shots fired in the Two-Hundred Block of Ross Drive. Police located a male in the driver’s seat of a vehicle suffering from several gunshot wounds. The male has been transported to hospital where he remains in critical condition. The […]