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Category: Charges

Bank robbery suspect facing multiple charges

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department’s Major Crime Unit have now secured charges against a male suspected in numerous bank robberies in the Lower Mainland. Both New Westminster robberies occurred at financial institutions in the downtown core, the first occurring on May 13th, and the second occurred on May 17th. The NWPD Major […]

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Alleged Drug Traffickers Charged

New Westminster – On February 11th 2016 after an extensive drug trafficking investigation, the New Westminster Police Department Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant on an apartment in the 700 block of Carnarvon Street. The NWPD Street Crime Unit arrested two alleged drug traffickers for multiple offences. New Westminster resident 41 year old Christina […]

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Charges in two sexual offences

New Westminster – On March 18th 2016 the New Westminster Police Department Major Crime Unit actively investigated two sexual related offences that occurred in the evening hours of March 17th. At about 5:30pm a man approached an adult woman standing at a bus stop on Howes Street. The man walked up behind her and pulled […]

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Driver charged in Pattullo Bridge collisions

New Westminster – On August 6th 2015 at approximately 6:00pm, members of the New Westminster Police Department and Surrey RCMP responded to the Pattullo Bridge for a multi-vehicle collision. An adult female from Surrey was travelling north bound over the Pattullo Bridge when she crossed over the centre pylon dividers and collided with over 30 […]

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Fraud Suspects Charged

New Westminster – On December 7th 2015, members of the NWPD Patrol Division responded to an apartment building in the 100 block of 7th Street to keep the peace while a Bailiff Service executed a Writ of Possession. The Bailiff Service served several eviction notices, and in course of their duties they located a number […]

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Robbery Suspect Charged

New Westminster – On December 8th 2015, the NWPD investigated a robbery that took place at a bank in the uptown area of New Westminster. The next day, a second robbery occurred at a different bank in the same neighbourhood. Over the course of the investigation, the NWPD Major Crime Unit identified 51 year-old Dana […]

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NWPD identify armed and dangerous suspect from May 18th incident

New Westminster – On May 25, 2015, the NWPD released information that a male suspect in the May 18th incident involving the pointing of a firearm at an NWPD officer was arrested by members of the RCMP in Canmore, Alberta.  Detectives from the NWPD Major Crime Unit along with an investigator from the NWPD Forensic […]

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Former NWPD member to face criminal charges

New Westminster – In March 2015, as a result of an internal theft investigation, the NWPD terminated the employment of one of its sworn members. As a result of the initial internal theft investigation, Crown Counsel has approved the following charges against Adam Spindor, who had eight years of service with the NWPD prior to […]

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Update-New Westminster man found guilty in child pornography investigation

New Westminster – In March of 2013, the NWPD Major Crime Unit initiated an investigation into the actions of a New Westminster resident relating to the possession of child pornography. In August of that same year, New Westminster Crown Counsel approved the following two charges against then 50 year old Steven Keith Roth of New […]

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