{"id":246532,"date":"2020-02-29T03:24:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T08:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=246532"},"modified":"2020-02-29T03:24:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T08:24:50","slug":"search-and-rescue-to-join-police-looking-for-woman-in-new-westminster-b-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/02\/29\/search-and-rescue-to-join-police-looking-for-woman-in-new-westminster-b-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Search and rescue to join police looking for woman in New Westminster B.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nirla Sharma is still missing, and we&#39;re asking for your help to locate her. We&#39;re concerned for her safety. Here is another picture that may help <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/newwest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#newwest<\/a> Full story here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/onCBLvrc3l\">https:\/\/t.co\/onCBLvrc3l<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2HlzsLLM5j\">pic.twitter.com\/2HlzsLLM5j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New West Police (@NewWestPD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewWestPD\/status\/1232448392866852865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v6.0\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10218923766058686&amp;set=pb.1039055104.-2207520000..&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" data-width=\"750\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10218923766058686&amp;set=a.1584209398679&amp;type=3\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vanessa.sharma.5\">Vanessa Sharma<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10218923766058686&amp;set=a.1584209398679&amp;type=3\">Thursday, February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. \u2014 Search and rescue team members say they have been called to take part in a search for a woman missing from her home in New Westminster, east of Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>The team, from Coquitlam, says in a social media post that members have been asked to assist the New Westminster Police Department in the search for Nirla Sharma.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the 44-year-old was last seen on Sunday as she went to bed and is believed to have left her home Monday when a family member heard the front door chime at about 4 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>New Westminster&#8217;s major crime unit is now involved in the case and Sgt. Jeff Scott says anyone with dashcam footage taken in the city&#8217;s Queensborough neighbourhood between midnight Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday is urged to speak with police.<\/p>\n<p>Sharma is believed to have been wearing pink pyjamas and a pink T-shirt when she was last seen but police say she may also be wearing a black jacket with a hood and orange Nike shoes.<\/p>\n<p>She is described as South Asian, 5-foot-3, with a slim build, short, dark hair and several tattoos, including an OM symbol on her left arm and a crown on her right wrist.<\/p>\n<p>Scott says Sharma did not arrive at work, as usual, Monday morning and he says fears for her safety increase as the days go by.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very concerned for Mrs. Sharma because she has not shown up for work, and there are no obvious reasons why she left at 4:00 am,\u201d Scott says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe left without telling anyone, and did not take any of her personal belongings, which is out of character for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s search was expected focus on the Queensborough neighbourhood, around Sharma&#8217;s home in Lawrence Street and Ewen Avenue area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nirla Sharma is still missing, and we&#39;re asking for your help to locate her. We&#39;re concerned for her safety. 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