Media Releases

Port Moody Police continue to remove vehicles from the road throughout high-risk driving month. Below are a few recent incidents of note:

UPDATE: In the afternoon hours of Monday, May 19, Port Moody Police frontline officers – along with Burnaby RCMP & other Lower Mainland Integrated Units – conducted a high-risk arrest of the suspect in the City of Burnaby.

The suspect has since been released, and the matter remains under investigation at this time.

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Police are requesting the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a theft of a youth’s backpack.

On Saturday May 10, 2025, the Port Moody Police Department received a report of a theft of a backpack which took place around 6:20 p.m. A youth who was playing basketball at a school in the Heritage Woods area had put his backpack down for a short period of time, then discovered the bag was missing soon after.

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May is high-risk driving month and police are reminding motorists to take extra caution while out on our roadways. Here are a few incidents of note in Port Moody over the past several days:

FILE: 2025-1710 – On Saturday, April 26, 2025, just before 6 p.m., Port Moody Police frontline officers were called to the 3000 block of Murray Street for a report of a stabbing. Upon attendance, officers located a male youth with non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to hospital, treated, and later released.

2025 -04-07:  PMPD is advising the public that our non-emergency number has recently been ‘spoofed’ by fraudsters.  The fraudulent calls appear to come from our non-emergency number but are not legitimate.  If you receive one of these calls, please do not provide any personal information.

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In December of 2022, the Port Moody Police Department announced charge approval against Jesse Toews of Abbotsford after a report of a young female being “sextorted” through social media. Toews has since plead guilty to the following offences:

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A man remains in custody after an alleged hospital assault Thursday evening.

On March 27, 2025 just before 8:30 p.m., frontline officers were called to Eagle Ridge Hospital for a report of a patient assaulting a medical staff member.

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The Port Moody Police Department is warning the public about a spike in underground parkade property crime.

Since the start of the year, frontline officers have responded to dozens of parkade thefts and break-ins within the Inlet Centre region of the city – mainly break-ins to storage lockers and thefts from parked vehicles at Suter Brook, Newport & Klahanie buildings.

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Port Moody Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two break-in suspects.

On February 25, 2025 just after 4 a.m., a Newport Village shop was the target of a break and enter. CCTV footage depicts two suspects forcing entry into the business using a crowbar then departing in less than a minute. The suspects made off with what is estimated to be $10,000 worth of product. Frontline officers were later called to the scene and are investigating.