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Category: Charges

Suspected car thief arrested and charged

New Westminster – On February 1st members of the New Westminster Police Department Crime Reduction Unit located a stolen vehicle in the 300 block of Ash Street. With the assistance of the New Westminster Police Department Street Crime Unit, the suspected car thief was later located and arrested at a cheque cashing store in a […]

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Charge approved in connection to fatal motor vehicle incident

New Westminster – Last year the New Westminster Police Department began an investigation into the cause of a motor vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a pedestrian, Eric Stonehouse, and Royal Avenue and 4th Street. Patrol officers, the Forensic Identification Unit, the Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team, and the Traffic Unit assisted in this […]

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Suspect charged with sexual assault and arrested

New Westminster – In the spring of 2022, the New Westminster Police Department began an investigation stemming from multiple reports of sexual interference against children with the alleged offences occurring between 2017 and 2021. After a lengthy investigation by the New Westminster Police Department Major Crime Unit, as well as with the assistance of the […]

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Suspect arrested for multiple attempted vehicle thefts

New Westminster – On October 17th at approximately 10:50 pm, New Westminster Police Department officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Hospital Street for a report of a male breaking into a vehicle. The complainant provided updates on the male through 9-1-1 and upon arrival, officers located the male inside another vehicle in the […]

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Numerous teams respond to call from victim who had been sexually assaulted and was unlawfully confined

New Westminster – On the morning of September 4th 2022, the New Westminster Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from someone who had been sexually assaulted and was now unlawfully confined inside an apartment unit. After the caller provided a description of her surroundings patrol officers arrived on scene and confirmed she was being held […]

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Witnesses asked to come forward following robbery with weapon at grocery store

New Westminster – At approximately 7:00 pm on August 17th the New Westminster Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from staff at a local grocery store. According to staff, Loss Prevention Officers at the grocery store approached a male observed stealing merchandise from the store. In response, this male began threatening staff and making stabbing […]

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Suspect arrested after breaking into an occupied business

New Westminster – On the evening of August 12th the New Westminster Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from a store clerk working at a gas station in the downtown neighbourhood of New Westminster. The store clerk described a man using a bottle of red wine to break through the glass door of the gas […]

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Man pleads guilty after a series of indecent acts in New Westminster

New Westminster – In February 2021 the New Westminster Police Department issued a warning to residents in the Connaught Heights and West End neighbourhoods about a suspect committing indecent acts. The NWPD Street Crime Unit and the Vancouver Police Department worked together to further the investigations and a suspect was arrested in March. Charges were […]

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Two people arrested and charged in connection to an assault and armed robbery

New Westminster – On July 13th the New Westminster Police Department made a public appeal for CCTV footage following an assault and armed robbery near the corner of McKenzie Street and Clarkson Street. The New Westminster Police Department patrol officers soon identified two suspects at which time the Major Crime Unit assumed conduct of the […]

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Charges approved against suspect who poured gasoline on stranger’s porch

New Westminster – On May 23rd at approximately 7:00 pm, New Westminster Police Department patrol members received a 9-1-1 call from a resident who shared they were watching someone pouring gasoline on their front porch. When officers arrived on scene they took a suspect into custody without incident. Officers observed that a small fire in […]

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