Provincial news for Ontario
In March of 2025, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service’s Internet Child Exploitation (I.C.E.) Unit commenced an investigation into the sexual exploitation of children. The investigation into the child sexual abuse material led to a Welland resident. Read more…
Wainfleet – On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at approximately 12:30 AM, the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) was called to a Wainfleet address for a structure fire call. Read more…
St. Catharines – Officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) received several calls over three days for a male committing indecent acts in Grimsby, St. Catharines, and Niagara-on-the-Lake. Read more…
St. Catharines – The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Community Oriented Response and Engagement Unit (C.O.R.E.) has been involved in an initiative to tackle the increasing rise in retail thefts. Read more…
The Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Service Board is pleased to announce the appointment of the inaugural Board of Directors for the newly established Niagara Regional Police Foundation, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to support crime prevention and community-based programs that strengthen public safety and well-being across the Niagara Region. Read more…
On Friday June 27, 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) Uniform Officers were called to a motel in the area of Montrose Rd and Chippawa Creek Rd, in the City of Niagara Falls following the report of an altercation in the parking lot. Read more…
On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, the Niagara Regional Police Service were contacted after two windows were damaged at the St. George Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Detectives with 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Criminal Investigative Bureau (CIB) took carriage of the investigation and discovered that on Saturday, October 25, at approximately 12:30 am, two male suspects attended the church and placed face coverings over their faces before damaging two exterior windows on the church. The suspects… Read more…
On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at approximately 5:00 pm, uniform officers from 5 District (Fort Erie) were dispatched to the area of Gilmore Road and Ridgemont Road in the Town of Fort Erie for reports of a vehicle on fire. Read more…
In July 2025, uniformed officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) and 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) began an investigation involving allegations of human trafficking in Niagara Falls. Detectives with the Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) subsequently took carriage of the investigation. As a result of the investigation, a male and a female were arrested. Read more…
