News relating to crime and police and traffic offenses in Niagara Region
Detectives and officers from 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are investigating a missing person incident in Niagara Falls. Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 12-year-old Xavier Chirisa. Read more…
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) would like to thank the public for their efforts in assisting to locate the missing male in this incident. The male has been located safely. Read more…
Detectives with the 3 District (Welland/Pelham) detachment of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are actively searching for a missing vulnerable male in Welland. Read more…
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) would like to thank the public for their assistance in this incident. The missing male has been located. Out of respect for the family, no further information will be made available at this time. Read more…
Efforts continue in the search for a missing 79-year-old man in Lake Ontario, in the Town of Grimsby. Read more…
In the spring of 2025, detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District Street Crime Unit (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) began an investigation into the trafficking of illegal drugs by two residents of Thorold, Ontario. Read more…
UPDATE 1 – 2025-9523
In January 2025, detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Collision Reconstruction Unit investigated the circumstances surrounding a motor vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old female. 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, June 26, 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…
In an effort to bring further attention to and deterrence against driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the Niagara Regional Police Service is reporting the names of individuals charged with alleged criminal impaired driving offences in the region. Read more…
On Friday, June 13, 2025, at approximately 2:30 p.m. Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) uniform members assigned to 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) responded to a driving complaint in the area of Caistor Centre Road and Regional Road 20 in the Town of West Lincoln. Read more…