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New Westminster Man Arrested and Charged In Child Pornography Investigation
New Westminster – An investigation by the NWPD Major Crime Unit has resulted in charges of Possession of Child Pornography. In June of 2017, the New Westminster Police Major Crime Unit investigated Shane Tucker, a New Westminster resident, relating to the possession and accessing of child sexual abuse images. Detectives obtained a judicial authorization and […]
Virtual kidnapping scam targets local New Westminster student
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is warning foreign students and their families about a scam involving the extortion of students and their families by people claiming to be high ranking foreign government officials. Last week, a New Westminster student was contacted by the scammers through WeChat, a popular Chinese social media platform, […]
Gas leak in Queensborough
New Westminster – New Westminster Police Department, New Westminster Fire Department, and Fortis BC are on site responding to a gas leak in the Queensborough neighbourhood. Roads are closed at Ewen Avenue and Howes Street, Jardine Street and Salter Street, and Ewen Avenue and Gifford Street. Please avoid the area. Two businesses have been evacuated […]
Off-Duty New Westminster Constable helps save the life of hockey player
New Westminster – Off-duty New Westminster Police Department Constable Curtis Heath was arriving early to see his son’s hockey game in Coquitlam when he noticed a crowd of people gathered in the middle of the ice. It wasn’t until he made it around the rink that he realized someone was doing CPR on a 27 […]
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 […]
Police arrest man after paintball gun reported as rifle
New Westminster – On February 10th 2018 at approximately 9:00pm, the New Westminster Police Department received a report of a man on an upper floor balcony shooting what appeared to be a rifle in the area of Memorial Drive and Ross Drive. Officers converged on the apartment and arrested two adult New Westminster residents without […]
New Westminster Police Department launches Specialized Investigations Unit
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is announcing the launch of a new unit dedicated to investigating sexual assaults. “After a review regarding the handling of sexual assault allegations, we took a look at how we could better approach these types of files,” stated Media Relations Officer Sergeant Jeff Scott. “The result was […]
Located: Help us find high risk missing person Dylan Dempsey
Update – Dylan Dempsey has been located safe. Thanks to everyone for the assistance in looking for him. New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is seeking public assistance in the search for missing person Dylan Dempsey. Dylan Dempsey was last seen on the afternoon of January 10th near the Royal Columbian Hospital in […]
LOCATED: Help us locate 29 year old Brooke “Brooklyn” Anderson
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 29 year old Brooke “Brooklyn” Anderson. She was last seen on December 13th at approximately 1:00pm in the 1200 block of Quayside Drive. Brooklyn does not have a cell phone or access to money. She is described as a […]
Located: Help us locate 10 year old Ayden Dubbelman
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 10 year old Ayden Dubbelman. He was last seen today at approximately 3:30pm in the 1400 block of Dublin Street. Ayden is said to have run away from his care taker, and knows how to use the sky train. […]