NRPS Investigating Suspicious Incident in Lincoln – Update 1 – LOCATED
Detectives from the 8 District office of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) have been investigating this matter. Read more…
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Suspicious House Fire in Pelham Under Investigation
Pelham, ON – The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) is currently investigating a suspicious house fire that occurred on Mayfair Avenue in Pelham on November 16, 2023, at approximately 12:11am. Read more…
NRPS Investigating Suspicious Incident in Lincoln
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) is currently investigating a suspicious incident involving an adult male and child in the Town of Lincoln.
On November 17, 2023 at 2:30p.m. 8 District (Grimsby / Lincoln / West Lincoln) uniform officers from the NRPS were called to the area of Greenlane Road and Garden Gate Trail.
A member of the public contacted the NRPS and advised that at approximately 2:30 p.m. they witnessed an adult male talking to a young female child of approximately 4-5 years… Read more…
ADVISORY: Niagara Police Services Board Meeting – November 23, 2023
The media and public are invited to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Services Board on Thursday, November 23, 2023. The public portion of the meeting will begin at 9:30 am and can be viewed live on the link Niagara Region Police Services Board – YouTube Read more…
PROVINCE APPOINTS KEVIN GIBSON TO POLICE SERVICES BOARD
Chair Jen Lawson welcomed back Kevin Gibson to the Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Services Board. Mr. Gibson was appointed to the Police Services Board by the Provincial Government under an Order in Council from the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario for a three-year term commencing November 9, 2023. He served previously on the Board as a former Regional Councillor from 2018 to 2022. Mr. Gibson fills the position previously held by former Board Vice-Chair Dave Eke, whose term ended on… Read more…
Cloud-based Storage of Child Sexual Abuse Material Results in Arrest of Niagara Falls Man
In November 2023, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began an investigation into the upload of Child Sexual Abuse Material to a Microsoft cloud-based storage service. Read more…
NRPS Investigating Violent Residential Break and Enter in Grimsby
On November 15, 2023, at 2:54am 8 District (Grimsby / Lincoln / West Lincoln) uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to a report of a violent residential break and enter in the Town of Grimsby. Read more…
PROVINCE RE-APPOINTS JEN LAWSON TO POLICE SERVICES BOARD
Members of the Niagara Police Services Board welcomed back Chair Jen Lawson to the Police Services Board. Chair Lawson was re-appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario for an additional two-year term commencing November 20, 2023. She was first appointed to the Board on November 20, 2020. Read more…
Male Arrested for Indecent Act in St.Catharines
On Friday, November 10, 2023 at approximately 4:25pm, 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service attended the area of Glendale Avenue and Old Glendale Road, in the City of St. Catharines in regards to an indecent act call. Read more…