Police in New Westminster, B.C., have issued an evacuation order for the area surrounding the courthouse and Douglas College campus due to a threat made at the courthouse.
Police in New Westminster, B.C., are asking people to leave the area surrounding the city's courthouse, including the Douglas College campus, due to a threat made at the courthouse Tuesday morning. Police became aware of the threat around 10:30 a.m. PT. Sgt. Andrew Leaver said he cannot speak to the nature of the threat, but police are working alongside fire and rescue services, paramedics, integrated police dog services, and the RCMP's emergency response team.
'We're asking you to leave the area for your own safety, so please comply with what our officers are asking and get yourself somewhere warm and safe for the time being,' said Leaver. A perimeter is being established around the courthouse and road closures are in effect. 'We treat every threat as real, and until we can prove otherwise, we'll continue our investigation,' said Leaver. Douglas College wrote in a post on X that its New Westminster campus is being evacuated 'due to an ongoing police incident' at the next door courthouse. It asked those inside to evacuate toward Eighth Street or Royal Avenue, and noted the college parkade is closed and vehicles are not accessible
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