News relating to crime and police and traffic offenses in Niagara Region
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…
On June 12, 2025, officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to a report of gunshots in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Read more…
Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to 5 District (Fort Erie/Ridgeway) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding a serious collision. Read more…
At approximately 12:30am on Sunday June 15, 2025, 5 District (Fort Erie) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to reports of a serious collision in the area of Netherby Road and Winger Road in the Town of Fort Erie. Read more…
Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Units are investigating a series of sexual assaults that occurred during the “Happening” festival along Main Street in Grimsby on the evening of June 13, 2025. Read more…
On June 13, 2025, at 2:04 a.m., emergency services personnel responded to a report of a serious motor vehicle collision in St. Catharines. Read more…