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Call prompts investigation near 10th Street
New Westminster – On March 12 at approximately 4:00pm, the New Westminster Police Department were called to a suspicious circumstance in the area of 10th Street and 5th Avenue involving a white van. We would like to correct any misinformation and state that based on the information gathered thus far, there is no current or […]
NWPD investigating death of 2 year old child
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is in the early stages of an investigation with the BC Coroners Service over the death of a 2 year old child. On June 7th 2017 at approximately 11pm, officers responded to a 911 call for help in the 300 block of Stanley Street, for a suspected […]
NWPD and IHIT Investigate Homicide
New Westminster – On November 8th 2016 at approximately 3:40am, the New Westminster Police Department was called to the 700 block of 5th Avenue to assist the British Columbia Ambulance Service with a male victim who sustained injuries during an altercation. When officers arrived, a suspect male was located and taken into custody. The male […]
NWPD conducts external investigation involving Coquitlam RCMP
New Westminster – On Friday October 28th 2016 the Royal Canadian Mounted Police requested that the New Westminster Police Department investigate an incident that involves officers of the Coquitlam RCMP and an elderly couple. The investigation will include the initial call for service, which occurred on October 27th 2016 at 10:32pm. Police were called to […]
NWPD seek person of interest in ongoing investigation
New Westminster – The NWPD is seeking the public’s assistance to identify an adult South Asian male who is a person of interest in an ongoing police investigation. The incident occurred on December 21st 2015 at approximately 10:15pm after he befriended another male on public transit. “There is no public safety concern, but we are […]
NWPD investigate two sexual offences
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department Major Crime Unit is actively investigating two sexual offences that occurred in the evening hours of March 17th. At about 5:30pm an unidentified man approached an adult woman standing at a bus stop on Howes Street. The man walked up behind her and pulled her pants down. […]
New Westminster Police Department seek witness for hit and run
New Westminster – On November 28th 2015 at approximately 11:15pm, a driver called NWPD to report a male lying on the road in the 400 block of Brunette Avenue who appeared to have been stuck by a vehicle that did not remain on scene. NWPD patrol officers responded to the injured pedestrian, who appeared to […]
Update: Deceased person found in vehicle fire
New Westminster – On October 28th 2015 at approximately 6:45pm the New Westminster Police Department responded to the 1000 block of 4th Avenue to assist the New Westminster Fire Department with a vehicle fire. After the fire was extinguished, one deceased person was located in the vehicle. The NWPD Major Crime Unit and Forensic Identification […]
Police Incident in New Westminster
New Westminster – Due to the nature of an incident that took place on the Pattullo Bridge this morning, the Independent Investigations Office has been notified by the NWPD. The Independent Investigations Office has asserted jurisdiction and will be overseeing the investigation and handling any further media inquiries. Please contact Marten Youssef of the Independent […]
Investigation of an Impaired Driving Collision on the Pattullo Bridge
New Westminster – On August 6th 2015 at approximately 6:00pm, members of the NWPD 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 several south bound vehicles in […]