News relating to crime and police and traffic offenses in Niagara Region
Throughout the month of August, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to the Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) investigated reports of sexual assaults that occurred during scheduled massage therapy appointments at a wellness centre in the Town of Fort Erie. Read more…
On Monday, August 18, 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit and Technological Crimes Unit initiated a joint investigation into the sexual exploitation of children. Read more…
On Saturday, August 16, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m. uniform members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) responded to an apartment in the area of Vine Street and Scott Street in the City of St. Catharines for an Assist Ambulance call for service. Read more…
During the summer of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) Street Crime Unit (SCU) commenced an investigation into the trafficking of controlled substances in the City of Niagara Falls. Read more…
Between February 2024 and August 2025 detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Central Fraud Unit have been investigating a complex fraud that was alleged to have occurred between June 2022 and January 2024. The fraud involved a commercial business operating in Niagara and a Chartered Professional Accountant. Read more…
On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at approximately 9:10 p.m. uniform members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) responded to a Niagara Falls address for a belated sexual assault call for service. Read more…
On Friday, August 15, 2025, the cyclist, a 53-year-old Pelham resident, succumbed to their injuries in hospital. Read more…
On Thursday, July 4, 2024, uniform members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) responded to a fraud call. Read more…
On Monday, August 18, 2025, at approximately 5:15 p.m. uniform members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 3 District (Welland/Pelham) responded to the Steve Bauer Trail in the area of Woodlawn Road and Clare Avenue for a reported Sexual Assault. Read more…
On Thursday August 14, 2025, the pedestrian, a 63-year-old Niagara Falls man, succumbed to their injuries in hospital. Read more…