New Westminster Police

• New Westminster man charged with assault with a weapon, choking, uttering threats

  Kevin Gerald Hunter, 43, faces multiple charges after a female victim made a call to police. The New Westminster man remains in police custody.

  Crime

  Sep 20
• Stabbing outside New Westminster strip club leaves 1 in hospital

  New Westminster police remained on scene outside the Paramount Gentlemen's Club Sunday morning, where pools of blood remained visible on the sidewalk.

  Crime

  Aug 8
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• Police probe New Westminster fire that destroyed 4 businesses

  Investigators are appealing for any video shot between the zero block and 1000 block of Columbia Street between 2:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. on May 24.

  Crime

  May 26
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• Charges dropped against man for New Westminster pier fire, suspect is deceased: police

  The fire at the pier broke out Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, and quickly grew to engulf the old section of the riverfront greenspace. It burned for days.

  Crime

  May 20
• New Westminster police renew vaccine plea as 5 officers isolate after COVID-19 exposure

  "We're the only city that I can tell from Whistler out to Chilliwack that has not been vaccinated," the city's police chief said.

  Canada

  May 1
• Homicide investigators take over after New Westminster stabbing victim dies

  New Westminster police were called to reports of a serious assault at a home on Princess Street around 1 p.m. on March 2.

  Crime

  Mar 11
• B.C. man accused of pulling stun gun on pizza restaurant owner during dine-and-dash

  "One of the diners allegedly produced a stun gun, sparked it, and asked the restaurant owner if he wanted to die over a $200 bill," police said.

  Crime

  Jan 7
• Huge fire breaks out in abandoned New Westminster apartment building

  New Westminster police are asking people to avoid the area as there are several road closures in effect.

  Fire

  Dec 23, 2020
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• New Westminster police searching for man missing since Thursday

  Shawn Johnson, 37, was last seen around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, near Sherbrooke and Wilson streets.

  Jun 6, 2020
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• Search for missing B.C. head-trauma patient expands after belongings found behind Salvation Army

  Police say a passerby found a number of personal items belonging to Gavin Deloes Wednesday evening in a green space behind the Salvation Army Cariboo Hill Temple.

  May 28, 2020