Crime and Police News

Chair Jen Lawson welcomed back Kevin Gibson to the Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Services Board.  Mr. Gibson was appointed to the Police Services Board by the Provincial Government under an Order in Council from the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario for a three-year term commencing November 9, 2023.  He served previously on the Board as a former Regional Councillor from 2018 to 2022.  Mr. Gibson fills the position previously held by former Board Vice-Chair Dave Eke, whose term ended on… Read more…

In November 2023, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began an investigation into the upload of Child Sexual Abuse Material to a Microsoft cloud-based storage service. Read more…

On November 15, 2023, at 2:54am 8 District (Grimsby / Lincoln / West Lincoln) uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to a report of a violent residential break and enter in the Town of Grimsby. Read more…

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Members of the Niagara Police Services Board welcomed back Chair Jen Lawson to the Police Services Board.  Chair Lawson was re-appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario for an additional two-year term commencing November 20, 2023.  She was first appointed to the Board on November 20, 2020.  Read more…

On Friday, November 10, 2023 at approximately 4:25pm, 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service attended the area of Glendale Avenue and Old Glendale Road, in the City of St. Catharines in regards to an indecent act call. Read more…

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On Thursday November 9, 2023, with the assistance of Greater Sudbury Police Service, David Brown was located in Downtown Sudbury and arrested on the strength of a Canada-wide warrant. Read more…

On Thursday, November 9th, 2023, at approximately 1:04pm, 6 District (Port Colborne/Wainfleet) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service attended Port Colborne High School located at 211 Elgin Street, in the City of Port Colborne for a weapons call for service. Read more…

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