New Westminster police says they are temporarily increasing their presence in the city's downtown in an effort to address safety concerns.
It says this comes after a shooting, two stabbings and several assaults with weapons in the past two months.
Police say members from the Crime Reduction Unit, Road and Traffic Safety Unit, and Gang Suppression Unit will be deployed to the downtown neighbourhood on bikes, on foot and in cars.
They say this new deployment model will reassessed at the end of May.
