Lincoln – On Friday, November 7, 2025, uniform and plainclothes officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) entered an investigation into recovered stolen vehicles.
8 District Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) with the assistance of the Auto Theft Unit (ATU), executed a warrant at a property within the Town of Lincoln. A total of 5 vehicles were recovered, seized and processed.
As a result of the investigation two Lincoln men were arrested and charged. 51-year-old Dean Williams and 52-year-old Devon Williams have both been charged with:
Possess property obtained by crime over $5000 Possess property obtained by crime over $5000 for the purpose of trafficking
Both men were released on conditions and have a future court date.
The Auto Theft Unit has assumed carriage of the investigation, which remains ongoing.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service’s Auto Theft Unit at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009677.
Members of the community who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477(TIPS). Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to people who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.