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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.
6 tips to protect your mail
By taking a few precautions against mail fraud, you can protect your mail and yourself from becoming an easy target of identity thieves. If you’re expecting mail and don’t receive it, follow up with the sender to make sure it was sent. If you suspect you were a victim of mail theft, call our non-emergency […]
Catalytic converter theft suspect charged
New Westminster – On May 26, 2016 the New Westminster Police Department Street Crime Unit arrested 40 year old Jeff Whittaker Straker of New Westminster, British Columbia in connection with theft of catalytic converters. Mr. Straker has been charged with two counts of theft under $5000 section 334(b) of the Criminal Code in Surrey, BC; […]
NWPD Seek Public Assistance to Identify Suspect
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a theft suspect. An unknown man entered into a local business in the 600 block of 6th Street on January 28th 2016 and stole $18,000 worth of iPads. At approximately 3:30pm, the suspect entered the warehouse portion of the store […]
Stolen Excavator Valued at $65,000
New Westminster – On February 16th 2016 the New Westminster Police Department received a theft report. An excavator was parked in the area of 8th Street and 6th Avenue was stolen sometime overnight. The excavator is a yellow 35D John Deer valued at $65,000 with Horizon Landscape Contractors’ stickers on it and has a broken […]
New Westminster Police Department Warn of Increase in Catalytic Converter Theft
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department has recently observed an increase in the theft of catalytic converters. A catalytic converter is an emissions-control device attached to a vehicle’s exhaust system, which converts toxic exhaust gases into less harmful emissions. Thieves have been targeting these, which in turn they sell for a small amount […]
Robbery Suspects Arrested and Charged
New Westminster – On January 1st 2016 at approximately 4:30am, members of the NWPD investigated a personal robbery in Moody Park. The two suspects were fleeing on foot after committing a personal robbery at a gas station in Burnaby. While running through Moody Park the suspects approached another group of people and attempted to steal […]
Robbery Suspect Arrested and Charged
New Westminster – On October 31st 2015, the NWPD investigated a robbery that took place at a bank in the Uptown area of New Westminster. Over the course of the investigation, the NWPD Major Crime Unit identified and arrested 26 year-old David Frederick Daniel Pullen of Surrey, BC. NWPD Major Crime Unit has an active […]
Public Notification
New Westminster – The NWPD would like to inform the community of three personal robberies that may be related, which took place in the 800 block of 20th Street and in the 700 to 800 blocks of 22nd Street. The robberies occurred between October 13, 2015 and October 27, 2015 between the hours of 10:00pm […]
Male arrested for Robbery
New Westminster – On September 25th, 2015 at approximately 2:10pm, NWPD responded to the Scotia Bank in the 700 block of Columbia Street, New Westminster for a report of a robbery. The suspect male stole cash and fled on foot. Patrols officers, along with officers from the NWPD Street Crime Unit quickly responded and located […]
Update-Two Males in Custody after Taxi Robbery
New Westminster – On July 2nd 2015 at approximately 2:00 am, members of the New Westminster Police Department responded to the area of 5th Avenue and Ash Street for a report of a robbery. The victim, a taxi driver was robbed at gunpoint after one male produced a gun and the other produced an axe […]