News relating to crime and police and traffic offenses in Niagara Region
On October 1, 2023, uniform officers from the 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) office of the Niagara Regional Police Service began a six-month traffic campaign directed at obstructed and obscured licence plates. Read more…
On October 5th, 2023, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit received information from the United States Homeland Security Investigations and the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Credible evidence was provided indicating that a resident of the Niagara Region was actively engaged in using the internet to facilitate the exploitation of children in both the U.S. and Canada. NRPS detectives immediately commenced an… Read more…
Officers from the 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) office of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are searching for missing person, 16-year-old Damien Rotchill. Read more…
On September 29, 2023, at 2:33PM, 5 District (Fort Erie) uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) and emergency services personnel responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision in the Town of Fort Erie. While enroute to the scene officers learned that one of the vehicles had left the collision site. Read more…
In September 2023, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began a proactive investigation to uncover offenders in the Niagara Region who are using the internet to exploit children. Read more…
The Niagara Regional Police Service and Niagara College have partnered once again to co-host the Niagara Police & Security Career Expo on Saturday, October 14, 2023, from 10am to 2pm. The event will take place at Niagara College’s Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara on the Lake (135 Taylor Road) inside the Main Entrance (North Wing). Read more…
At this meeting, the Board will consider the proposed 2024 operating budget of the Niagara Regional Police Service. The development of the police budget is a critical component of the Board’s mandate to ensure the delivery of… Read more…
In September of 2023 detectives from the Niagara Regional Police Service Human Trafficking Unit, began investigating a Thorold couple for human trafficking related offences throughout Niagara and the province of Ontario. The NRPS detectives’ investigation was assisted by the Barrie Police Human Trafficking Unit, Read more…
On October 1, 2023, at 2:25am 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to a disturbance / fight call in downtown St. Catharines. Read more…
On October 3, 2023, at 8:11am 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) along with emergency services personnel responded to a report of a pedestrian having been struck in St. Catharines. Read more…