In August 2024 detectives with the Opioid Enforcement and Education Unit with the Niagara Regional Police Service, seized a quantity of pills that bore the markings and resemblance of “Percocet” (oxycodone and acetaminophen), a potent opioid. Health Canada has completed testing on these pills which revealed they were counterfeit. Read more…
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) continues to investigate an email extortion scam that is happening in Niagara over the last 1-2 weeks. To date there have been at least 10 incidents reported although more attempts are suspected to have occurred. Read more…
In August 2024 detectives with the Opioid Enforcement and Education Unit with the Niagara Regional Police Service, seized a quantity of pills that bore the markings and resemblance of “Percocet” (oxycodone and acetaminophen), a potent opioid. Health Canada has completed testing on these pills which revealed they were counterfeit. Read more…
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) continues to investigate an email extortion scam that is happening in Niagara over the last 1-2 weeks. To date there have been at least 10 incidents reported although more attempts are suspected to have occurred. Read more…
In August 2024 detectives with the Opioid Enforcement and Education Unit with the Niagara Regional Police Service, seized a quantity of pills that bore the markings and resemblance of “Percocet” (oxycodone and acetaminophen), a potent opioid. Health Canada has completed testing on these pills which revealed they were counterfeit. Read more…
The Niagara Regional Police Service is warning the public about a new scam occurring in the St. Catharines area. Read more…
Officers and detectives from 3 District (Welland/Fonthill) of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are searching for missing person Ethan Nash. Read more…
On Thursday, September 12, 2024 at approximately 11:30am, 3 District (Welland/Fonthill) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service attended the area of Wellington Street and Memorial Park Drive in the City of Welland in response to an assault call. Read more…
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) is alerting residents about an extortion scam targeting individuals across the region. This scam involves threatening emails where fraudsters falsely claim to have compromising recordings of the victim. The email can contain personal information, including: name, address, phone number, and a google street view image of your home. This information is typically gathered from open-source internet searches and does not indicate a legitimate threat to… Read more…