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Victim pepper sprayed by catalytic converter thieves

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is seeking public assistance in the search for two suspects who pepper sprayed a resident after stealing the catalytic converter from her car. Part of a vehicle’s exhaust system, catalytic converters are sought by thieves for the precious metals found inside them. The victim was pepper-sprayed when […]

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Teenager robbed at knife-point

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in the search for two suspects who robbed a teenager at knife point. The victim was walking home from school on March 4th in the area of 6th Street and 3rd Avenue at approximately 3:30 pm when he was approached by two […]

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Public appeal for video footage following suspected child luring

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is appealing to the public to assist in providing CCTV footage or dash cam footage that may help in an investigation of suspected child luring. The incident occurred on November 21st at approximately 5:30 pm in the area around Sapperton Park. The call to police came after […]

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NWPD Seek Witnesses after Pedestrian Struck by Driver in Uptown Neighbourhood

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police department is seeking witnesses for a collision involving a pedestrian. On April 25th at approximately 9:00 pm, a 69 year old female was struck by a driver while she crossed 6th Avenue at 6th Street. When police arrived the pedestrian was receiving aid from both Emergency Health Services […]

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Prolific offender arrested by the Street Crime Unit and Crime Reduction Unit

New Westminster – In November warrants for the arrest of a prolific offender with ties to New Westminster were issued after the man escaped lawful custody from Metro Vancouver Transit Police. As the man fled from the police he threw away a loaded handgun. Both the Street Crime Unit and the Crime Reduction Unit worked […]

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New Westminster Police Department advising of sexual assault investigations

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department Major Crime Unit arrested an adult male masseur after an allegation of sexual assault during a massage. In July 2020, an adult female New Westminster resident was receiving a massage at the Healthland Clinic located in the 500 block of 6th Street, New Westminster. The male masseur […]

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NWPD searching for man after indecent act on 10th Street

New Westminster – On June 29th 2020, New Westminster Police Department were called to the 400 block of 10th Street for a report of an indecent exposure. A woman phoned the NWPD at approximately 1:45 pm to report that an unknown male exposed his genitals to her on the street. The woman was walking on […]

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Nirla Sharma Found Deceased

New Westminster – On February 25th, 2020, the New Westminster Police Department asked for the public’s assistance in locating 44-year-old New Westminster resident Nirla Sharma. On April 26th, 2020 at approximately 4:00 pm, the Burnaby RCMP contacted the New Westminster Police Department after reports of a deceased person who was believed to be Nirla Sharma. […]

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Assault and Mischief Suspect for Identification

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in an assault and a mischief. On September 6th at approximately 7:20pm, NWPD patrol officers attended to Tim Horton’s located in the 800 block of Carnarvon Street for a report of an assault in progress. The suspect […]

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NWPD investigate fatal motor vehicle incident at worksite

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department are in the early stages of investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident at a worksite in Queensborough. On April 6th 2018 at approximately 8:30am officers were called to an industrial yard on Ewen Avenue for an unresponsive person, who had been fatally injured from a semi-truck. Investigators […]

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