Provincial news for Ontario
On Thursday, March 6, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m. Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) members assigned to 5 District (Fort Erie/Ridgeway) were operating an unmarked police vehicle when they were aggressively followed by a member of the public. Read more…
The investigation into the January 27, 2025, McLeod Road fatal injury collision has been ongoing by detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Collision Reconstruction Unit. Read more…
In early 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 distribution of illegal drugs in the City of Niagara Falls. Read more…
In an effort to bring further attention and deterrence to driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the Niagara Regional Police Service will be reporting the names of those people who are charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offence in the Region. Read more…
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Community Oriented Response and Engagement (CORE) Unit was established with a focus on problem-oriented policing through District level community-oriented initiatives and enforcement to directly address community issues. Read more…
On March 2, 2025, at approximately 9:35pm, 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded alongside the Grimsby Fire Department and Niagara Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) for a motor vehicle collision in the area of Woolverton Road and Kemp Road in Grimsby. Read more…
On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, members of the Toronto Police Service Hold Up Squad, in collaboration with a multi-jurisdictional investigation with Peel Regional Police Central Robbery Bureau, Halton Regional Police Robbery Unit, Hamilton Police Service B.E.A.R Unit, members from the Guelph Police Service and Niagara Regional Police Service Criminal Investigation Bureaus, were able to identify, locate and take the suspect, Alan HAAKSMA (52 years) into custody. Read more…
On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at approximately 1:10 p.m. Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) uniform members assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) were on general patrol when a vehicle was observed stopped at the intersection of Montrose Road and Highway 420 in Niagara Falls. Read more…
In February of 2025, Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Central Fraud Unit launched an investigation into an alleged real estate fraud. Read more…
On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, a commercial break and enter was reported to 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers. The incident occurred in the area of First Street Louth and Rykert Street in the City of St. Catharines. Read more…