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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.
NWPD Investigating Suspicious Fire – Seeking Assistance from Public
New Westminster – On May 27, 2014 at 5:10 am, the New Westminster Police Department responded to a structure fire inside 615 Front Street. The vacant building had already sustained significant damage due to a previous fire in October, 2013. The most recent fire is under investigation by the New Westminster Police in conjunction with […]
Update to Public Warning – Anonymous Caller September 1, 2013 – Kidnap Plan
New Westminster – On September 1, 2013, the New Westminster Police Department issued a news release for the purpose of warning the public and requesting assistance for an investigation into an anonymous complaint made by a male who described his plan to kidnap a woman known to him with the intention of holding her against […]
NWPD Warn the Public and Requests Assistance with Identifying Unknown Male Caller
The New Westminster Police Department received a disturbing telephone call at 8:17 am today through their non-emergency telephone number. The call was unable to be traced. A male called and stated that he wanted to kidnap a woman that he knew and hold her against her will. The NWPD have been unable to identify the […]
Suspicious Death in the 500 Block of Colby Street
On December 27th, 2012 at 6:17 am, the New Westminster Police received a call from a resident in the 500 Block of Colby Street advising that they heard a disturbance from their basement suite. They advised that they heard 3-4 bangs which sounded like gun shots. The New Westminster Police arrived on scene shortly thereafter […]
NWPD Urges Public To Be Aware Of Suspicious Activity
The Eastside of New Westminster and Burnaby have been experiencing a rash of break-ins and attempted break-ins to sheds and outbuildings located at the rear of residential properties. Bolt cutters were used to cut locks to sheds and pry tools to force doors open. “The New Westminster Police Department would like to urge the public […]
Suspicious Circumstances At New Westminster Senior Secondary School
There was a report of a possible student with a gun at New Westminster Senior Secondary Friday, March 2nd at 2:37 P.M. Two students reported that another male, possibly a student, tried to sell them a gun. The students initially falsely reported that they observed the male with a gun in his jacket just as […]
Suspicious Circumstance
On November 7th at 3:30 P.M. the New Westminster Police attended Queen Elizabeth Elementary school to speak with staff regarding a suspicious female. Two children, a male and a female, advised that just after 3:00 P.M. a female stopped her vehicle near the children as they stood on the sidewalk. The female reportedly instructed the […]
Suspicious Male – Moody Park
The New Westminster Police are investigating an incident that occurred on Tuesday March 22nd in Moody Park. It is reported that at approximately 1300 Hours, the victim, a young teen female, was with her daycare group playing games near the parks south east corner when she observed a male sitting near others in the picnic […]
Youth Approached By A Stranger
Yesterday morning in the area of 9th street and St Andrews while on the way to elementary school, a youth was approached by a man he described as being older, with a grey beard, wearing a green nike T-shirt and black baseball cap that had grey trim. The man was driving an older grey truck. […]
Suspicious Male
On Sunday January 9th at approximately 1300 Hours, four boys, 10 to 11 years of age, were playing on the back field of Lord Tweedsmuir School when a suspicious male approached them. The male, described as Caucasian, Fifty to Sixty years of age, slim build, white hair, a white mustache, wearing a grey suit jacket, […]