Details have begun to emerge about an incident Wednesday morning on Queens Street in New West that had three homes behind police tape.
On Friday, the New Westminster police confirmed the incident was related to a break and enter at a home in the 400 block of Queens Street.
Police said patrol members got the call of an interrupted break and enter at the home and found a resident who was suffering from significant but non-life threatening injuries.
A day later, a suspect was taken into custody.
Stephen Smith, a 21-year-old Coquitlam resident, is facing three charges including breaking and entering, aggravated assault and unlawful confinement.
“It is always disturbing when this kind of incident occurs, especially in someone’s home,” said New Westminster Police Chief Const. Dave Jones in a statement. “And we are very pleased we were able to have this individual in custody so quickly.”
Police noted the investigation remains active to determine the motive and the possible involvement of other people. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Const. Jaspaul Chung at 604-525-5411 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
