Crime and Police News

On March 20, 2025, members of 3 District (Welland/Pelham) Street Crime Unit, 3 District uniform officers, 1 District (St.Catharines/Thorold) CIB, in collaboration with Stratford Police Service, Waterloo Police Service, Hamilton Police Service and York Police Service, actively investigated the whereabouts of the suspect resulting in a search warrant being executed at a residence in Markham.  As a result, an arrest was subsequently made. Read more…

On February 24, 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) and 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) in conjunction with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing (PATT) team, commenced an investigation involving stolen vehicles, vehicle parts and tampering with vehicle identification numbers (VIN) within the Township of West Lincoln. Read more…

In February of 2025, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) Street Crime and Opioid Enforcement and Education Unit (OEEU) began an investigation into the alleged sale of drugs from a Niagara Falls address.  Read more…

UPDATE 1 – Stolen Vehicle Involved in Fatal Collision – St. Catharines Read more…

Detectives assigned to 8 District – (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are searching for missing person Peter HENDERSON. Read more…

Missing person Christopher LINWOOD has been located and is safe. We would like to thank the community and the media for their assistance with this matter. Read more…

Detectives assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are searching for a missing person identified as Christopher LINWOOD (49 years) of St. Catharines. Read more…

The media and public are invited to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Service Board on Thursday, March 27, 2025.  The public portion of the meeting will begin at 9:30 am and can be viewed live on the link Niagara Region Police Service Board – YouTube  Read more…

On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at approximately 9:40 p.m., uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold), responded to a call regarding a car theft at a commercial plaza located in the area of Scott Street and Niagara Street in the City of St. Catharines. Read more…

On Wednesday, March 19, at approximately 10:20 p.m. 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded alongside the St. Catharines Fire Department and Niagara Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) for a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Welland Avenue and Ontario Street in the City of St. Catharines. Read more…