New Westminster

• Man accused of trying to snatch New Westminster baby facing new assault charge

  The news comes one day after the baby's father, Dustin Lawton, spoke about the random attack and called for more serious charges against the suspect.

  Crime

  Jan 20
  
• ‘I elbowed him in the head’: B.C. dad seeks justice after man tries to take baby

  Dustin Lawton said he was walking with one-year-old Freya and her mom Amber in downtown New Westminster when a man 'fixed eyes' with them in the middle of the street.

  Crime

  Jan 19
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• New Westminster’s Canada Games Pool to be permanently closed, city says

  The facility has been closed since September when its mechanical room flooded during heavy rain, and staff later discovered the pool itself was leaking.

  News

  Nov 24, 2021
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• Man dies after walking into New Westminster cafe ‘bleeding heavily,’ police investigating

  New Westminster police say they were called to the Waves Coffee House on Columbia Street around 6:30 a.m., where a man had shown up bleeding heavily.

  Crime

  Nov 19, 2021
• Call for consistency across B.C. on street checks following police watchdog report

  A man's complaint about being stopped and asked if he was "Abdul" by two officers in New Westminster, B.C., has prompted a call for provincewide consistency on street checks.

  Crime

  Nov 13, 2021
• Homicide team deployed after New Westminster street fight leaves man dead

  A man suffering "significant injuries" was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital where he later died, New Westminster police said.

  Crime

  Oct 23, 2021
• New Westminster, B.C. man convicted of child luring, pornography

  The year-long investigation against Daniel Blain crossed international borders, says the New Westminster Police Department.

  Crime

  Oct 1, 2021
• 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, 2021
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• 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, 2021
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• IHIT deployed to New Westminster, B.C. for death of 1-year-old child

  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed the deployment on Thursday.

  Crime

  Jul 29, 2021