Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service continue to investigate the death of an adult female in Smithville that occurred on April 26, 2024.
Investigators have identified the female as 62-year-old Cathy Prosje of Smithville and are asking anyone who may have had contact with her prior to her death on April 26, 2024, to come forward.
Additionally, detectives are continuing to look for Cathy’s computer which may have been discarded, traded, sold, or at local pawn shops. It’s described as a Hewlitt Packard Elite Book 840 G9 Notebook, silver with a 14-inch screen, with serial number 5CG3106K1J (photos attached).
Anyone who has purchased or found this used laptop should contact detectives at (905) 688-4111, dial option 3, ext. 1009533.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.
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ORIGINAL RELEASE – April 27, 2024
On April 26, 2024, at 12:33pm, 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service were called to a home in the area of Lindan Street and Alma Drive in Smithville.
As a result of an investigation, officers located an adult female deceased inside the home.
The Homicide Unit with the Niagara Regional Police Service have taken carriage of the investigation.
The Forensic Services Unit (FSU) is currently processing the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 905-688-4111, option 3 extension 1009533, or by calling CrimeStoppers at 1 (800) 222-TIPS.
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