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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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Observant Officer On Patrol Apprehends Suspects At Commercial Break And Enter

Last evening a New Westminster Police Officer while on routine Patrol in the 10th street area, notices damage to the glass doors of a commercial building. Upon investigating the officer discovers that he has interrupted a break and enter in progress and that a male is still inside the building. The male attempted to escape […]

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Male Charged With Sexual Assault

On Friday December 2nd at 2111 Hours, the New Westminster Police attended Royal Columbian Hospital on report of an assault against a female patient by a male. The suspect was being detained by hospital staff when police arrived. The accused; Aaron Edward ABERNATHY: DOB 1981-December-23, a resident of North Vancouver, is alleged to have touched […]

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Male Arrested For Residential Break And Enter

On Monday December 5th at 2010 Hours, members of the New Westminster police attended a residence located in the Five Hundred Block of Tenth Street on report of a break and enter in progress. At scene, officers located the suspect in the victim’s suite. Information and evidence gathered indicated that the accused was once an […]

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Police Target Impaired Drivers

During the evening of Wednesday November 30th and into the early morning hours of December 1st, New Westminster Police officers located and arrested several impaired and disqualified drivers. Four motorists were arrested, the first violator was caught at 7:11 P.M and the last was at 4:07 A.M. The drivers were located and arrested on the […]

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