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If the crime you are reporting is an emergency, call 9-1-1.
If the crime you are reporting is not an emergency, you can call the non-emergency line at 604-525-5411 or attend our Front Counter at 555 Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC.
Items of significant value found inside donated blazer
New Westminster – On January 11th police were made aware of a grey RW & Co blazer that had been donated to a thrift store. This blazer had items of significant value inside the pocket. Officers would like to return the blazer and the contents found inside to the rightful owner. While the blazer was […]
NWPD looking to reunite cash with rightful owner
New Westminster – On January 10th an upstanding citizen called police to report that he had found a notable amount of Canadian currency scattered on the sidewalk on Columbia Street in downtown New Westminster. Officers would like to return the funds to the rightful owner. “We’ve had success in the past in locating the owners […]
Major Crime Unit investigating shooting on 12th Street
New Westminster – On January 2nd at approximately 5:00 am the New Westminster Police Department received a report about shots fired in the 400 block of 12th Street. Members responded to the scene and confirmed that shots had been fired at a residence. The occupants of the home were inside at the time of the […]
New Westminster Police asking for the public’s help following pedestrian struck in hit and run
Update – As the investigation has progressed police now believe the suspect vehicle does not have front end damage. Any witnesses who saw a white Mercedes C300 in the area of Victoria and Lorne street just after 6 a.m. on the morning of January 1st are asked to call police. If you have any dash […]
Suspect safely taken into custody after allegedly swinging hatchet at man
New Westminster – Shortly after midnight on November 28th the New Westminster Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from a man claiming he had found someone inside his vehicle. The caller confronted this individual who then swung a hatchet at him before fleeing. The victim followed the suspect as he ran from the 300 block […]
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 […]
NWPD Members Assaulted While Arresting Domestic Assault Suspect
New Westminster – On November 23rd at approximately 3:41 pm, the New Westminster Police Department was called to a domestic assault incident in progress where it was learned the suspect had committed an assault and had fled the scene. Minutes later, members located the suspect in the 700 block of 6th Street where he fled […]
NWPD and IHIT Investigate Homicide
New Westminster – On October 22nd, 2021 at approximately 9:24pm, the New Westminster Police received multiple calls of two males fighting in the area of Bole Street and Maple Street. Upon arrival, NWPD patrol members located a male suffering from significant injuries. The victim was transported to Royal Columbian Hospital where lifesaving interventions continued; however, […]
Collision involving a cyclist and the driver of a vehicle at 8th Street and 8th Avenue
New Westminster – On July 1st 2021, at approximately 9:00 pm the New Westminster Police received a report of a collision involving a cyclist and a driver of a vehicle at the intersection of 8th Street and 8th Avenue. The cyclist was traveling northbound on 8th Street when they were struck by a driver. “Anyone […]
New Westminster Police Department officers pull man in distress from Fraser River
New Westminster – On July 24th at approximately 8:00 am the New Westminster Police Department received a report that a man could be seen from the pier in the fast-moving waters of the Fraser River clinging onto a wood piling. Patrol officers rushed to the scene and observed the man in the water struggling to […]