News relating to crime and police and traffic offenses in Niagara Region
On September 26, 2025, uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 3 District (Welland/Pelham) received 4 calls for service in Fonthill and Pelham regarding the targeted thefts and attempted thefts of Lexus and Toyota brand vehicles. The thefts occurred during the early morning hours and targeted residential driveways. Read more…
In June 2025 the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Central Fraud Unit began an investigation into a Niagara Falls woman for several alleged frauds. Read more…
Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District Street Crime Unit (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) continue to search for leads in a utility trailer theft from July 2025. Read more…
On Monday October 6, 2025, uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) were dispatched to a bleated Sexual Assault incident in St. Catharines. Read more…
On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at approximately 4:45 a.m., 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold), uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service responded to reports of a stabbing near Queenston Street and Niagara Street in the City of St. Catharines. Read more…
In September of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) Street Crime Unit (SCU) launched an investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs throughout the City of Niagara Falls. Read more…
Missing person Bruce SWEENEY has been located. We would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance with this matter. Read more…
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS), in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Combined Forces Special Enforcement (CFSEU) and the Criminal Intelligence Service of Ontario (CISO), has concluded a large-scale investigation into organized crime known as “Project Road King” Read more…
MEDIA ADVISORY – Niagara Regional Police Service to Host Multi-Agency News Conference on “Project Road King” Read more…
In early September 2025, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Community Oriented Response and Engagement (CORE) Unit began to investigate reports of graffiti damage on a Church in the area of Church Street and Queenston Street in the City of St. Catharines. Read more…