On October 6, 2024, at 11:24am 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to a report of an armed person in Thorold.
While enroute to the call officers received information that a man was armed with an edged weapon and possibly a firearm and that there had been an altercation between the man and a person on the street. The male suspect is believed to have then entered the multi-unit residential apartment building at 64 Front Street.
Officers arrived on scene and through investigation received information that the suspect had entered an apartment unit within the building. Officers have contained that unit and the adjacent ones for safety.
The NRPS Emergency Task Unit, Crisis Negotiators, and 1 District detectives have been called to the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation. The public is asked to stay clear of the area.
More information will be posted on our social media channels (X, Facebook, and Instagram) and through additional media releases as required.
Anyone with information about this incident or who may have witnessed it, is asked to contact the investigating officers by calling 905-0688-4111, option 3, extension 1024233 reference NRPS incident 24-112921.
24-112921