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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.
Pepper Spray Released At New Westminster High School
On today’s date at approximately 1300 Hours at New Westminster Senior Secondary, persons unknown released pepper spray in one of the schools hallways. Although the spray was not directed at any one individual or group, the spray is an irritant, derived from capsicum (chili pepper), and causes coughing and excessive mucous from the nasal passages. […]
Motor Vehicle Collision
On Wednesday, October 13th at 1245 Hours, New Westminster police were responding to a call for assistance in the Seven-Hundred Block of Princess Street and were responding Code 3 with lights and siren. As patrol officers travelled North on Sixth Street they stopped before entering the Royal Avenue intersection. With lights and siren engaged, motorists […]
Male Arrested For Robbery
On Tuesday, October 12th at 2010 Hours, New Westminster Police received a 9-1-1 call from a clerk at a convenience store located in the Four-Hundred Block of Columbia Street advising of a male that was demanding money and threatened the clerk with violence while holding a pocket knife. Within minutes, patrol officer Lara Dewitt attended […]
Male Assaulted With Weapon
On Wednesday, October 13th at 0233 Hours, the New Westminster Police were dispatched to the Eight-Hundred Block of 12th Street on report of a male that had been stabbed. At scene, officers located the injured male laying on the ground. The male had suffered two apparent stab type wounds to the upper left chest. B.C. […]
Saving Lives During Operation Impact
October 8-11, 2010 will mark Operation Impact, a national campaign to make Canada’s roads the safest in the world. This special weekend is a police initiative designed to remind people that an essential part of the enforcement job is to save lives and reduce injuries on our roadways. Educating the public in safe driving practices […]
Male Charged With Mischief
On Tuesday October Fifth at 0306 Hours, two residents living in the area of the Four-Hundred Block of East Columbia Street contacted the New Westminster Police to advise of observing a male with a baseball bat smashing store windows in the area. Patrol officers immediately attended the area. The suspect had fled the scene however, […]
Fraud Prevention Tips For Seniors
Crime prevention tips for seniors Personal safety and crime prevention tips apply to everyone regardless of age. However, seniors are even more vulnerable because they are predominately very trusting of people and have a desire to help others. Every community experiences criminals that prey on the elderly. Most recently, a New Westminster senior was scammed […]
Male Charged With Arson
On Monday September Twenty-Seventh at 1912 Hours, the New Westminster Police and Fire Services attended a reported fire at a residence in the Eight-Hundred Block of Royal Avenue. At scene, police officers and New Westminster Fire Services discovered a male whom had witnessed the fire and extinguished it just before crews arrived. The fire was […]
Male Arrested For Robbery
On Monday, September 20th at 5:50 P.M. New Westminster Police received a 9-1-1 call from a female advising that an unknown male had just minute’s earlier demanded money from her while brandishing a knife. This incident occurred in the Six-Hundred Block of Victoria Street. The suspect was described as a Caucasian male, early twenties, stocky […]
‘Con Air’ Returns Male To Ontario To Face Charges
On August 25, 2010, a member of the New Westminster Police Service Operational Support Unit encountered a male in the 800 block of Carnarvon Street and found that he was wanted on multiple warrants for serious offences in Stratford, Ontario. The offences were: sexual assault, aggravated assault, forcible confinement, fail to appear and mischief. None […]