News relating to crime and police and traffic offenses in Niagara Region
Mikayla and Jacob were last seen in the area of Parkview Road and Eastbourne Street in the City of St. Catharines on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 12:00pm. Read more…
In an effort to bring further attention and deterrence to driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the Niagara Regional Police Service will be reporting the names of those people who are charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offence in the Region. Read more…
On Monday, June 10, 2024, at approximately 9:14am, 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service attended the Niagara Pen Center located at 221 Glendale Avenue in the City of St. Catharines for a potential safety concern. Read more…
In January 2024, Ontario Provincial Police Detectives assigned to the Child Sexual Exploitation Unit began an undercover investigation into the Luring of minors using the Internet. In April 2024, the Niagara Regional Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit and the Ontario Provincial Police Child Sexual Exploitation Unit commenced a joint investigation into a suspect residing in Port Colborne. Read more…
In May of 2024, members of the Niagara Regional Police Major Drugs and Gangs Unit commenced a drug trafficking investigation in relation to a male suspected of being involved in drug trafficking throughout the Niagara Region. Read more…
Homicide detectives are appealing for anyone with information to come forward to help solve a 2022 murder in St. Catharines. Read more…
Detectives from the Niagara Regional Police Central Fraud Unit are reporting an increase in “grandparent scam” complaints in Niagara. Emergency scams, including variations called “grandparent scams”, use urgency and the manipulation of emotions to extort money from victims. In these scams, fraudsters cold call seniors, on landline phones, claiming to be a grandchild, family member, law enforcement officer or lawyer calling on behalf of their loved one. They’ll say that the person’s loved one… Read more…
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) is currently conducting a missing person investigation stemming from the City of St. Catharines. Read more…
Detectives with 8 District (Grimsby / West Lincoln /Lincoln) continue to investigate following two distraction theft incidents from two Grimsby grocery Stores. Read more…
Two males are facing several charges following an investigation by 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara on the Lake) Street Crime Unit Detectives. Read more…