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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.
NWPD investigate shot fired into residence
New Westminster – On February 27, 2014 at approximately 4:30 pm, NWPD patrol officers responded to a call from a resident of an apartment in the 200 block of Salter Street who said that they had found a bullet hole in their patio window. The initial investigation has indicated that the shot was fired at […]
NWPD Seek Assistance to Identify Male Suspect in Robbery
New Westminster – On February 12, 2014 at 8:22 pm, a taxi driver picked up a customer at the Edmonds Skytrain Station in Burnaby. The lone male pulled a knife on the driver and stole a sum of money from him. The driver was then forced to attend a convenience store in New Westminster where […]
Update to charges relating to motor vehicle crashing into entrance of RCH
New Westminster – On September 9, 2012, the New Westminster Police attended the Royal Columbian Hospital after receiving a call that a vehicle had crashed through the front entrance of the hospital. An investigation was conducted and charges were submitted against Ranjit Singh SANDHU, a twenty-seven year old male from Surrey, British Columbia. On February […]
Charges approved in fatal pedestrian accident
New Westminster – On March 12, 2013, Gemma Snowball was struck by a motor vehicle in the intersection of 6th Street and 6th Avenue in New Westminster and passed away as the result of her injuries. The New Westminster Police Department conducted an extensive investigation which included the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Team along with […]
NWPD wage increase due to retroactive pay
New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department recently received a query from a media outlet asking for an explanation of the pay increase of NWPD police officers who made $100,000 or more in 2011 as opposed to 2012. According to the figures provided, 40 NWPD police officers made over $100,000 in 2011 while 71 […]
NWPD conduct commercial vehicle inspections
New Westminster – On Wednesday February 12th, 2014, NWPD Traffic Section members, assisted by several partner law enforcement agencies, conducted its second monthly commercial vehicle inspection project for 2014 to ensure that commercial vehicles traveling through New Westminster were mechanically fit and in compliance with applicable safety legislation. These inspections have been done on a […]
NWPD to enhance enforcement during February’s Distracted Driving Campaign
New Westminster – For the month of February, the New Westminster Police Department will be increasing distracted driving enforcement around the city as part of ICBC’s Distracted Driving Campaign. Traffic Unit members and volunteers will be out all month in various locations around New Westminster looking for dangerous driving behaviours such as using hand-held electronic […]
NWPD Seeking Break and Enter Suspects
New Westminster –On January 5, 2014 at approximately 3:48 am, two male’s entered the lobby of an apartment building in the 300 block of Ward Street. Once inside they broke into a number of mailboxes and stole the contents. Photos have now been developed from the lobby CCTV footage and the New Westminster Police are […]
NWPD Searching for Stolen Bronze Statue
New Westminster – On January 24, 2014, the New Westminster Police received a report that a bronze statue was stolen from a residential property in the 1000 Block of London Street in New Westminster. The statue was purchased over 20 years ago by the owner and has great sentimental value. If you have any information […]
NWPD investigate vehicle collision with pedestrian
New Westminster – On January 27, 2014 at approximately 4:40 pm NWPD patrol officers responded to the intersection of Fourth Street and Eighth Avenue for a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle. The initial investigation determined that a vehicle driving eastbound on Eighth Avenue struck a male pedestrian crossing southbound at […]