Unsolved Homicide Now 15 Years
St. Catharines, ON – Homicide detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are making an appeal for information in an unsolved homicide investigation. Read more…
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Eight Month Investigation Leads to 74 New Charges and 7 (additional) Charges
Niagara Falls, ON – In the spring of 2025, the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) investigated new allegations of an array of historic sexual assaults. Read more…
Drug and Weapons Charges in Niagara Falls Street Crime Investigation
Niagara Falls, ON – In the summer of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Street Crime Detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) initiated an investigation into an individual selling illegal narcotics out of an address in the Main Street and Barker Street area in Niagara Falls. On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, Street Crime Detectives assigned to 2 District executed a search warrant at that address. Read more…
Effingham Road Speed Enforcement Results in Multiple Offences
Pelham, ON – On the morning of Tuesday, August 5, 2025, uniformed officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU) conducted a speed enforcement initiative in response to community complaints regarding excessive speeding on Effingham Road in Pelham/Fonthill. Read more…
Civic Holiday R.I.D.E. Checks in Niagara
On Friday, August 1, 2025, uniformed officers of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) conducted R.I.D.E. spot checks throughout the Niagara region with checks in Port Colborne, Welland, St.Catharines and Niagara Falls. Read more…
E-Bike Rider Killed in Collision with a Bus in St. Catharines
St. Catharines, ON — On Friday, August 1, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) responded to reports of a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of King Street and Carlisle Street in St. Catharines. Read more…
Public Assistance Requested in Locating Missing 27-Year-Old Woman from Niagara Falls
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau (Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-Lake) is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Mackenzie PENDER, a 27-year-old woman from Niagara Falls. Read more…
Human Trafficking Investigation Results in Arrest in Niagara Falls
On Saturday August 2, 2025, uniform officers with Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) began a human trafficking investigation which was continued by the NRPS Human Trafficking Unit (HTU). Read more…
Horses Targeted in Animal Cruelty Incident in Welland
On July 31, 2025, detectives from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau (Welland/Pelham) launched an investigation into a disturbing act of animal cruelty involving multiple horses. Read more…
Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in St. Catharines
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) has several officers on scene of a fatal motor vehicle collision at an aquatic centre located at the corner of Carlton Street and Niagara Street in St. Catharines. Read more…