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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.
NWPD Gives Insight into Front-line Policing through “View from the Street” Blog
The New Westminster Police Department has launched their new blog titled “View from the Street” – the latest in the series of social media initiatives the department has implemented in 2012. The blog aims to give insight into the front-line work of police officers using a more personal, less “corporate” voice than is normally used […]
Saving Lives during Operation Impact
October 5-8, 2012 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 […]
Homicide in New Westminster – Suspect Description Provided
On September 29, 2012 just after 10:00 pm the New Westminster Police Department received a phone call to assist the BCAS for a stabbing victim in the 500 block of 3rd Avenue. BCAS transported the victim to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 5:44am Witnesses in the area spotted a male running from […]
Translink Bus Driver and Two Passengers Pepper Sprayed
On September 16th, 2012 at 9:46 pm, the New Westminster Police Department received a call of a pepper spraying incident on a Translink bus at McBride Blvd and Colborne Street. Members attended and learned that the bus driver and two other adult passengers were pepper sprayed by a male associated to a group of people […]
Male Charged after Crashing Through the Front Entrance of RCH
On September 9th, 2012 at 1:35 am, the New Westminster Police Department received a phone call regarding a vehicle that had crashed through the front entrance to the Royal Columbian Hospital. The NWPD arrived and observed a black truck, bearing British Columbia License Plate EH 2567, stopped inside the main entrance of the hospital causing […]
New Westminster Police Arrest Prolific Break and Enter Suspect
Over the last two months, the New Westminster Police Department has been working to identify a female suspect in several incidents of break and enter. The female allegedly entered into residential apartments unbeknownst to the occupants and stole a variety of personal belongings. On August 24, 2012, thirty-eight year old Nadine Norton was arrested and charged […]
Missing Elderly Male – Iain John Summers (FOUND)
Update: Iain John Summers has now been located. The New Westminster Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing elderly male. Iain John Summers was visiting his daughter overnight and wandered away from her home early in the morning. Summers suffers from Alzheimer’s and high blood pressure. The family became very concerned when […]
Update on NWPD External Use of Force Investigation in West Kelowna
The New Westminster Police Department continues to carry out a use of force investigation after the RCMP exchanged gun fire with suspects in Kelowna. The NWPD can confirm that a female suspect involved in the incident sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound and is currently recovering in hospital after surgery. The NWPD investigation is in […]
New Westminster Police Department Investigates Use of Force Aspect of RCMP Investigation in West Kelowna
The New Westminster Police Department confirms that they have been requested by the West Kelowna RCMP to take over the use of force aspect of the investigation regarding a police pursuit and shots fired that resulted in two men and one women being arrested just north of Vernon on July 31, 2012. There are currently […]
NWPD Pipe Band to attend World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland
The New Westminster Police Department is proud to announce that the New Westminster Police Pipe Band will again be attending the World Pipe Band Championships held on Glasgow Green in Scotland on August 11th. Under the musical direction of Pipe Major Angus MacPherson and lead drummer Cam Dodson, the NWPD Pipe Band continues to be […]