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Arson Investigation

The New Westminster Police Department Major Crime Unit are currently investigating two separate two separate arsons to a local business in the 400 block of 6th Street, New Westminster, “Amir Family Hair Salon”. On March 23, 2012 at 0654 hours NWPD and New Westminster Fire Rescue Services Fire were called to a report of a […]

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New Westminster Senior Secondary Youth Charged With Uttering Threats

On March 2, 2012, several New Westminster Police Officers and the Municipal Integrated Emergency Response Team responded to the New Westminster Senior Secondary School after receiving a complaint of a student who had made comments to other students about possibly having a gun. The New Westminster Police Major Crime Unit conducted an investigation that has […]

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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 […]

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Increase In Residential Break And Enters

In the past week, New Westminster has experienced an increase in the number of residential break and enters in various areas throughout the city. The break and enters are being investigated by our Patrol and Major Crime investigators. The break and enters occur primarily in the daytime wherein no occupants are in the residence at […]

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Sexual Assault

On Monday February 6th at approximately 20:29 Hour, a female parked her vehicle on the Eighth Street side of the New Westminster Senior Secondary School. While exiting her vehicle, she was confronted by an unknown male who grabbed her, pushed her to the ground and then sexually assaulted her. The suspect is described as follows: […]

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Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Collision

On Friday, February 3, 2012 at approximately 19:24 Hours, a New Westminster police officer was driving northbound on 6th Street when he came upon a pedestrian struck in the area of 6th Street and Queens Avenue. A nineteen year old female was crossing at a marked crosswalk and was struck by a southbound travelling vehicle. […]

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New Westminster Police Apprehend Robbery Suspect

On January 27th, 2012 at 1:51 pm several New Westminster Police members were dispatched to a report of a hold up alarm, coming from the BMO Bank of Montreal, located at 120-66 10th Street, in New Westminster, BC. Cst. JORDAN attended the bank and then broadcast to surrounding police officers the description of the suspect. […]

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New Westminster Police Department Conducting An Independant Investigation

Further to the news conference held at the RCMP Headquarters at 2pm today, the New Westminster Police Department confirms that their Major Crime Unit is conducting an independent investigation into the Surrey RCMP officer involved police dog incident which occurred January 28th, 2012. Any further media inquiries can be made to the New Westminster Police […]

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Robbery/Assault Causing Bodily Harm

On January 4, 2012 at approximately 17:50 hours a female was walking to work through Queens Park when she was attacked from behind. The individual had her iPod on and had no prior indication the attack was going to take place. The attackers struck the female in the head with an object and pushed her […]

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Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Collision

On Monday January 2nd at approximately 20:47 Hours, New Westminster police officers were dispatched to the Eight-Hundred Block of Boyd Avenue on report of a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle. At the scene, officers located the victim, a seventy-one year old male New Westminster resident, lying on the roadway. British Columbia Ambulance Services […]

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