News relating to crime and police and traffic offenses in Niagara Region
On December 22, 2022, at 3:30pm uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to a local hospital for a report of a pedestrian having been struck by a taxi in St. Catharines. Read more…
On April 19, 2023, missing person Kerwin Lee was tragically located deceased. Out respect for the next of kin no further details are being released. Foul play is not suspected. 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…
Officers from the 2 District – Niagara Falls office of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are searching for missing person Kerwin Lee. Read more…
On Saturday November 26, 2022, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) Uniform Patrol and Criminal Investigation Branch responded to an incident in which a 27 year old female was found deceased in the family home. The cause of death appeared to be the result of a drug overdose. Read more…
On April 8th, 2023, at 5:03pm Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-Lake) responded to reports of a stabbing at an address on Buchanan Avenue between North Street and Kitchener Street, in the City of Niagara Falls. Read more…
On Friday, April 14, 2023, at 9:29am Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) uniform officers assigned to 6 District (Port Colborne) responded to a robbery that had just occurred at Happy Market Convenience Store, located at 48 Main Street East, in the City of Port Colborne. Read more…
In January of 2023, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) responded to Governor Simcoe Secondary School, located at 15 Glenview Avenue in the City of St. Catharines regarding an alleged sexual assault involving a teacher. Read more…
On April 11th, 2023, at 9:20am an officer assigned to the Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU) of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) was on general patrol in the City of Niagara Falls when they observed a 2006 grey Chevrolet Avalanche travelling west on Monroe Street toward Franklin Avenue. A query of the vehicles licence plate returned “unattached” meaning it was not properly registered with the Ministry of Transportation. As a result, a traffic stop was conducted. Read more…
On April 12th, 2023, at 1:10pm Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-Lake) responded alongside the Niagara Falls Fire Department and Niagara Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) paramedics for a motor vehicle collision on Lundy’s Lane between Kalar Road and Beaverdams Road, in the City of Niagara Falls. Read more…