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Police appeal for dash cam footage after pedestrian struck by driver

New Westminster – On Friday April 26th, at approximately 8:39am, members of the New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services reached out to the New Westminster Police Department to share that a pedestrian that had been struck by a driver at the intersection of McBride Boulevard and 6th Avenue. When officers arrived on scene the pedestrian […]

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*Located* Help us find high risk missing person Grahme

Update – Missing person Grahme was located. New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is seeking public assistance in the search for missing person Grahme. Grahme lives in the Queensborough neighbourhood of New Westminster on a sailboat. Grahme was last seen in Vancouver on April 16th. Grahme is described as a 60 year old […]

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Police issue warning about criminals impersonating police officers

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is issuing a warning about criminals who impersonated New Westminster Police Department officers in order to defraud a senior citizen. From what investigators have learned, it is believed that multiple people posing as police officers spoke to a senior citizen at her home and manipulated her into […]

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Witnesses asked to come forward after man arrested with a handgun-style lighter on SkyTrain platform

New Westminster – On April 10th at approximately 7:30 am the New Westminster Police Department received a call from a witness who shared they were watching someone who they believed to be in possession of a handgun arguing with a woman in the 800 block of Carnarvon Street. The witness shared that they feared for […]

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Help us find high risk missing person Brittany

Update – Brittany, the high risk missing person who was posted about earlier today has been located and is safe. Thanks to members of the public who assisted in the search for her. New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is seeking public assistance in the search for missing person Brittany. Brittany was last […]

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Police looking for thieves who stole New West Soccer Club equipment

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is asking the public for information or CCTV footage that may help in locating stolen equipment belonging to the New West Soccer Club. Between March 19th and March 27th thieves made off with four large steel storage boxes which the club used to store soccer equipment. The […]

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New Westminster Police Officer nabs backpack thief within hours of theft

New Westminster – On the evening of March 31st a student at a local post secondary institution called the New Westminster Police Department non-emergency line to report that her backpack containing several thousand dollars of electronic devices had been stolen. An NWPD patrol member met with the student and and conducted an investigation which included […]

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Street Crime Unit and Integrated Emergency Response Team make arrests in connection to drug trafficking investigation

New Westminster – On March 28th at approximately 11:00 am, the New Westminster Police Department Street Crime Unit with the assistance of the Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team made arrests in connection to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. The arrests took place in the area of McBride Boulevard and Eighth Avenue. Flash bangs, which […]

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Safely and securely dispose of unwanted electronics

New Westminster – The New Westminster Police Department is partnering with the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) to offer free electronics recycling on April 13th from noon to 4:00 pm in the parking lot at City Hall, located at 511 Royal Avenue. Spring cleaning is an ideal time to get rid of unwanted electronics while protecting […]

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Crime Reduction Unit and local businesses partner to arrest shoplifters

New Westminster – Following successful projects in the Downtown neighbourhood where New Westminster Police Department specialty units worked with local businesses to arrest and charge violent shoplifters, business improvement associations from other neighbourhoods have approached police to work together. The New Westminster Police Department Crime Reduction Unit has expanded their partnership to include both the […]

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