How do I...
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.
Purple Lights Vigil happening April 25
Join us on April 25 as we bring attention to the devastating impact that domestic violence has on families and children. The Purple Lights Campaign raises awareness and provides public education through its annual campaign, which has run for seven years. The colour purple is recognized as the international colour symbolic of domestic violence. Mayor […]
How to support first responders
Across our country, thousands of first responders are struggling, often in silence, with what their jobs require them to confront: the death of a colleague, gruesome violence, horrific traffic collisions, overwrought relatives, and suicides in progress. After witnessing these events is not uncommon for constables to report partial post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. PTSD is […]
Seeking public assistance to reunite two sisters
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department Major Crime Unit is seeking the assistance of the public to reunite two sisters. 76 year old Sandra Wilson has not been seen or heard from by family for several years, and they are looking for any help to find her. The Major Crime Unit became involved […]
Charges in two sexual offences
New Westminster – On March 18th 2016 the New Westminster Police Department Major Crime Unit actively investigated two sexual related offences that occurred in the evening hours of March 17th. At about 5:30pm a man approached an adult woman standing at a bus stop on Howes Street. The man walked up behind her and pulled […]
94 year old missing, safely located
New Westminster – In the early hours of March 23rd, a 94 year old woman was reported missing. Zita Gondek, who suffers from dementia, was last seen at her family home in Queensborough at midnight. The New Westminster Police Department immediately responded and extensively searched the area with the assistance of the Police Dog Service […]
NWPD request assistance in locating missing woman
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 73 year old Leticia Alvaro. Mrs. Alvaro is an elderly Filipino female standing approximately 4’10 inches tall with a medium build, and short black and grey hair. Mrs. Alvaro has Alzheimer’s, is diabetic, and has previously gone missing. Mrs. […]
Driver charged in Pattullo Bridge collisions
New Westminster – On August 6th 2015 at approximately 6:00pm, members of the New Westminster Police Department and Surrey RCMP responded to the Pattullo Bridge for a multi-vehicle collision. An adult female from Surrey was travelling north bound over the Pattullo Bridge when she crossed over the centre pylon dividers and collided with over 30 […]
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 […]
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 […]