Smithville / West Lincoln News

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  NRPS ICE Unit Arrest Lincoln Man Following a Child Luring Investigation

  On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, detectives from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit and the [Read more...]
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  Grandparent Scam Advisory

  The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are warning members of the community to remain vigilant as fraudsters continue to carry [Read more...]
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  Investigation by Child Abuse Unit Leads to Arrest – St. Catharines

  On Thursday, August 21, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m. uniform members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to [Read more...]
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  Fort Erie Massage Therapist Arrested in Sexual Assault Investigation

  Throughout the month of August, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to the Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) investigated reports [Read more...]
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• NRPS Detectives Arrest Two Suspects, One Wanted in Attempted Murder Investigation – St. Catharines

  On Saturday, August 16, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m. uniform [Read more...]
• Two Arrested in Niagara Falls Drug Trafficking Investigation

  During the summer of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) [Read more...]
• UPDATE #1 – NRPS Central Fraud Unit Arrests Chartered Professional Accountant

  Between February 2024 and August 2025 detectives with the Niagara [Read more...]
• NRPS Child Abuse Unit Investigating St. Catharines Incident

  On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at approximately 9:10 p.m. uniform [Read more...]
• UPDATE #2 – Detectives Seek Driver and Bicycle Owner in Ongoing Investigation - Pelham

  On Friday, August 15, 2025, the cyclist, a 53-year-old Pelham [Read more...]
• Police Seek Public Assistance in Fraud Investigation

  On Thursday, July 4, 2024, uniform members of the Niagara [Read more...]
• NRPS Sexual Assault Unit Investigating Incident on Steve Bauer Trail - Welland

  On Monday, August 18, 2025, at approximately 5:15 p.m. uniform [Read more...]
• UPDATE 2 - Detectives Investigating after a Pedestrian was Struck in Niagara Falls

  On Thursday August 14, 2025, the pedestrian, a 63-year-old Niagara [Read more...]
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• Arrest Made in Online Child Luring Investigation – St. Catharines

  On Saturday, August 9, 2025, at approximately 5:00 p.m. uniform members of [Read more...]
• UPDATE #1 – Detectives Seek Driver and Bicycle Owner in Ongoing Investigation - Pelham

  Detectives continue to appeal for the driver of a white [Read more...]
• LOCATED - Public Assistance Requested in Locating Missing 27-Year-Old Woman from Niagara Falls

  Missing person Mackenzie PENDER has been located and is safe. [Read more...]
• Detectives Seek Driver and Bicycle Owner in Ongoing Investigation - Pelham

  On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at approximately 5:40 p.m. uniform [Read more...]
• UPDATE 1 - Charges Laid in Niagara Falls Fatal Collision from June 2025

  Niagara Falls, ON – Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police [Read more...]
• UPDATE #1 - Detectives Investigating after a Pedestrian was Struck in Niagara Falls

  The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Collision Reconstruction Unit, in [Read more...]
• UPDATE 1 – Male Located Safe

  Niagara, ON - During the early hours of August 12, [Read more...]
• Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Initiative Conducted in Lincoln - August 2025

  On Thursday, August 7, 2025, the Niagara Regional Police Service [Read more...]
• UPDATE 1 - Arrest Made in Hit and Run Collision from January

  St. Catharines, ON – Detectives of the Niagara Regional Police [Read more...]
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• Detectives Investigating after a Pedestrian was Struck in Niagara Falls

  On Sunday, August 10, 2025, at approximately 10:00 p.m. uniform [Read more...]
• LOCATED - 36 year old male in St. Catharines

  Kris has been located and is safe. The NRPS would [Read more...]
• LOCATED - 67 Year Old St. Catharines Male

  Michael has been located and is safe. The NRPS would [Read more...]
• MISSING - 67 Year Old St. Catharines Male

  The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) [Read more...]
• MISSING - 36 year old male in St. Catharines

  The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) [Read more...]
• Suspicious Person Investigation – Thorold

  Detectives from the 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Criminal Investigations Branch [Read more...]
• Active Patrol Results in Drug Charges

  Niagara Falls, ON — August 7, 2025 – Detectives from [Read more...]
• Unsolved Homicide Now 15 Years

  St. Catharines, ON – Homicide detectives with the Niagara Regional [Read more...]
• Eight Month Investigation Leads to 74 New Charges and 7 (additional) Charges

  Niagara Falls, ON – In the spring of 2025, the [Read more...]
• Drug and Weapons Charges in Niagara Falls Street Crime Investigation

  Niagara Falls, ON - In the summer of 2025, Niagara [Read more...]
• Effingham Road Speed Enforcement Results in Multiple Offences

  Pelham, ON – On the morning of Tuesday, August 5, [Read more...]
• Civic Holiday R.I.D.E. Checks in Niagara

  On Friday, August 1, 2025, uniformed officers of the Niagara [Read more...]
• E-Bike Rider Killed in Collision with a Bus in St. Catharines

  St. Catharines, ON — On Friday, August 1, 2025, at [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 [Read more...]
• Human Trafficking Investigation Results in Arrest in Niagara Falls

  On Saturday August 2, 2025, uniform officers with Niagara Regional [Read more...]
• Horses Targeted in Animal Cruelty Incident in Welland

  On July 31, 2025, detectives from the Niagara Regional Police [Read more...]
• Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in St. Catharines

  The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) has several officers on [Read more...]
• St. Catharines Man arrested on Child Pornography Charges

  In May 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned [Read more...]
• Grimsby Detective’s Investigating Home Invasion - UPDATE #1 – Male Arrested

  Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 8 District [Read more...]
• Officer Involved Shooting in Niagara Falls

  At approximately 11:15 a.m., the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) [Read more...]
• Missing 83-year-old Male to Locate in Lincoln UPDATE #1 - Located

  The Niagara Regional Police Service would like to thank the [Read more...]
• UPDATE 6 - Police Investigating Incident at Charles Daley Park in Lincoln

  Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Homicide Unit [Read more...]
• Missing 83-year-old Male to Locate in Lincoln

  The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 8 District Criminal Investigations [Read more...]
• UPDATE 1 – Detectives Investigate Fatal NOTL Collision

  As a result of continued investigation, Detectives with the Collision [Read more...]
• Male Arrested and Charged After Evading Arrest – Fort Erie

  On June 17, 2025, at approximately 7:00 a.m. uniform members [Read more...]
• 36-Year-Old St. Catharines Man Charged with Stunt Driving on Highway 406

  The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU) [Read more...]