ON October 30 at approximately 12:20 p.m., New Westminster Police Department officers were dispatched to Howes Street and Ewen Avenue for a report of a man with a handgun. The 9-1-1 call came from someone who observed the firearm fall out of the pocket of the suspect as they were on the same bus.

The suspect and a second individual exited the bus together. Officers rushed to the area and were able to quickly identify the suspects and arrest them without incident.

The suspect, who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, was in possession of a BB gun and was breaching several conditions.

The second individual had a warrant out for his arrest in connection to an unrelated incident.

“We want to commend the complainant on their call to 9-1-1,” said Sgt. Justine Thom. “Thanks to this witness remaining calm and making note of the suspect’s appearance and direction of travel, officers were able to quickly locate and arrest these two suspects.”

If you witnessed anything in connection to these events and have information to share with police, you are requested to call the New Westminster Police Department at 604-525-5411.