Provincial news for Ontario
On February 24th, 2023, at 2:31am Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-Lake) responded alongside the Niagara Falls Fire Department (NFFD) for a residential structure fire located on Ailanthus Avenue south of Dunn Street, in the City of Niagara Falls. Read more…
The Niagara Police Services Board is pleased to welcome Nyarayi Kapisavanhu to the Board as our newest Regional Council Citizen Appointee Board Member. Her appointment is effective immediately for the remainder of the term of Council (November 14, 2026). Jen Lawson, Chair of the Board, will officially introduce Nyarayi Kapisavanhu at the next Police Services Board meeting on March 23, 2023. Read more…
On February 23rd, 2023, at 8:01pm Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-Lake) responded to the Meridian Credit Union, located at 4780 Portage Road, in the City of Niagara Falls regarding a robbery that just occurred. Read more…
On February 19th, 2023, at 2:44pm the Communications Unit of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) received a 9-1-1 emergency call from a witness who observed two canines being led into and locked inside a storage unit located within a commercial storage premise on Garrison Road near Kraft Road, in the Town of Fort Erie. The suspect reportedly left the area on foot, causing the witness concern for the welfare of the animals. Read more…
On February 22nd, 2023, at 11:45am Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 5 District (Fort Erie) responded alongside the Fort Erie Fire Department and Niagara Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) paramedics for a motor vehicle collision on Point Abino Road near Fox Road, in the Town of Fort Erie. Read more…
The investigation to locate missing person Valentina LEDUC-CECCHIN has been ongoing by officers assigned to 3 District (Welland / Pelham). 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 February 21st, 2023, at 10:51pm Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) responded to a robbery that had just occurred at a pharmacy located on Scott Street between Niagara Street and Vine Street, in the City of St. Catharines. Read more…
On February 11th, 2023, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-Lake) responded to a belated sexual assault complaint within the City of Niagara Falls. Read more…
In February 2023, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) street crime detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-Lake) commenced an investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs throughout the City of Niagara Falls. Read more…