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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.
Major Crime Unit begins investigation into suspicious fire at New Westminster Tennis Club
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is investigating a suspicious fire that occurred on February 20 at approximately 10:15pm. The New Westminster Tennis Club, which is located in the 300 block of Royal Avenue, was not occupied and sustained extensive damage. The NWPD Major Crime Unit has taken conduct of this investigation and […]
Second suspicious incident involving a white van reported to police
New Westminster – On October 28th the New Westminster Police Department informed the public about an investigation into a suspicious interaction that occurred on October 26th between a man driving a white van and two twelve year old girls. Since that time, a second report has been made to police about a similar interaction that […]
Suspicious interaction prompts caution from police
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 a suspicious interaction that occurred on October 26th at approximately 11:00 am in the 200 block of 11th Street. Police received a report after two […]
Police issue warning of pickpockets targeting coatracks inside businesses
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is advising local businesses and residents to remain vigilant as criminals target jackets on coatracks near entrances for easy access to valuables. Suspects enter a businesses and search customers’ jacket pockets for items like wallets and phones. “Now that we’re entering coat season, we encourage businesses to […]
Suspicious incident on Quayside Drive
New Westminster – On August 27th, 2022 at 10:20pm, the New Westminster Police Department was notified about a suspicious incident that occurred earlier in the evening at approximately 7:30pm on Quayside Drive. The victim said they were walking on the sidewalk along Quayside Drive when they were approached by a blue van with two male […]
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. […]
NWPD seeking Good Samaritan in possible child luring
New Westminster – On March 14th, the New Westminster Police Department distributed a sketch of a suspect who had approached an 11 year old girl shortly after 3:00 pm on March 8th. The man was driving an older model red panel van when he approached a young girl who was walking in the 200 block […]
Public Information – Suspicious Male
New Westminster – On March 10th, the New Westminster Police Department informed the public of a suspicious male who had approached a young female shortly after 3:00 pm on March 8th. The man was driving an older model red panel van when he approached a young girl who was walking in the 200 block of […]
New Westminster Police search for suspicious van that approached young female
New Westminster – The NWPD would like to inform the community about an incident that occurred on March 8th 2016, during which a young female was approached by a suspicious vehicle in the in the 200 block of 3rd Avenue, in New Westminster. The male driver of the vehicle asked the young female to get […]
NWPD request assistance with suspicious circumstance
On May 6th at approximately 12:30 pm, the NWPD responded to a report of a suspicious circumstance on East Columbia Street near Front Street. A witness reported seeing a South Asian female with long black hair jump from the passenger side of a moving white vehicle while it traveled at approximately 20 km/hr. The driver […]