News relating to crime and police and traffic offenses in Niagara Region
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) in partnership with the Niagara Region and the City of St. Catharines have been educating the public on the rules around Pedestrian Crossovers. Read more…
Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) have issued an update on the motor vehicle collision which occurred in a plaza parking lot on Welland Avenue in St. Catharines on December 2, 2025. Read more…
In April of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began an investigation into the luring of minors using the Internet. Over the course of the investigation the suspect is alleged to have communicated for a sexual purpose with young persons under the age of 16, using the Snapchat username “model_agency25”. The offences took place over a period of time in early 2025. After a thorough investigation by members of the NRPS ICE… Read more…
Niagara-on-the-Lake – On November 29, 2025, uniformed officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) responded to a Niagara College Winery storage facility on Concession 5 Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake for a report of a belated Break and Enter. Read more…
Wainfleet – The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) has been actively investigating the collision since September 9, 2025. As a result of the investigation grounds were formed to support charges. Read more…
In December 2025, the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) initiated a human trafficking project that focused on the demand for commercialized sexual services from youth within Niagara Region. Read more…
Detectives with the Collision Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate this matter. On Tuesday, December 2, detectives located and seized a White 2010 Mercedes GLK350 that is believed to have been involved in the collision. Read more…
On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at approximately 9:45 AM, uniform officers with The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) responded to the parking lot of a plaza at the corner of Welland Avenue and Bunting Road for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Read more…
Detectives with the Collision Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate this matter and have determined that the involved vehicle is a white Mercedes SUV. The vehicle was damaged in the collision and is missing parts of the passenger side mirror assembly. The mirror on the suspect vehicle has a distinctive built-in turn signal. Read more…
On Saturday, November 29, 2025, at approximately 8:30 pm, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District (St Catharines/Thorold) Uniform Officers responded to the area of Dunkirk Road at Service Road in St. Catharines for a hit and run motor vehicle collision. Read more…