News relating to crime and police and traffic offenses in Niagara Region
The Grimsby Fire Department has received 240 combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to install in the community from an Enbridge Gas sponsored program called Project Zero.
A car driven by a Welland man, sought by Niagara police, was recovered today. However, a manhunt still underway for the driver. He is wanted after two pedestrians were struck by a different car, that was crashed into a tree and abandoned, yesterday in St Catharines.
A car driven by a Welland man, sought by Niagara police, was recovered today. However, a manhunt still underway for the driver. He is wanted after two pedestrians were struck by a different car, that was crashed into a tree and abandoned, yesterday in St Catharines.
Niagara police say a claim that a 16-year-old Jordan boy was abducted by an armed man on Tuesday morning was fabricated.
The Niagara Regional Police Service has reported 19 names of people charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offense in the Niagara Region for the period Sept. 7-20.
The Park Patrol is on the case in West Niagara. That’s the name given to the community-oriented policing initiative by officers at Grimsby’s 8 District of the Niagara Regional Police.
Halton police has seized 300 grams of fentanyl with a street value of $100,000 from a Stoney Creek man during a traffic stop.
Police arrested a homeless man after the man allegedly took his 5-year-old son from the boy’s home and fled to Niagara Falls yesterday.
After 30 years of service, District Chief Rick Boyd has retired from the Grimsby Fire Department.
Note: Breaking news…this story will be updated Three Beamsville business break-ins, at two restaurants and a pet store, kept Niagara police officers busy Monday. However, it’s unclear yet if there is a connection between the three crimes. Police are trying …
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