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Public Release – Criminal Impaired Driving Offences – December 15, 2024, to December 21, 2024.

In an effort to bring further attention and deterrence to driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the Niagara Regional Police Service will be reporting the names of those people who are charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offence in the Region.

In addition to being charged, these individuals are also bound by a Ministry of Transportation 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension and are prohibited from operating a motor vehicle on a roadway. The public is encouraged to...

MISSING PERSON – 61-Year-Old Male Missing from St. Catharines – Update 1 – LOCATED

Missing person Gordon Head has been located and is safe. We would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance with this matter.

We have removed his photo from the original media release and our social media.  We would ask the public and media to consider doing the same for his privacy. 

Incident Number 24-139515

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MISSING PERSON – 61 Year Old Male Missing From St. Catharines

MISSING PERSON – 61 Year Old Male Missing From St. Catharines

The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) is currently conducting a missing person investigation stemming from the City of St. Catharines.

Detectives assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) are currently searching for Gordon Head (61 years of age). He was last seen on November 28, 2024, in the area of Facer Street and Grantham Avenue in the City of St. Catharines. His vehicle was last observed on November 30, 2024, in...

St. Catharines Detectives Seek Witnesses to Carlton Street Hit and Run Collision

On December 23rd, 2024, at 4:33pm Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) responded alongside Niagara Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) paramedics and members of the St. Catharines Fire and Emergency Services for a motor vehicle collision on Carlton Street between Roehampton Avenue and Grantham Avenue, in the City of St. Catharines.

Upon arrival, officers determined a collision occurred involving a white Kia Soul and a pedestrian who was...

Collision Reconstruction Detectives Investigating Fatality – St. Catharines

On December 23, 2024, at approximately 1:15 a.m., 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded alongside the St. Catharines Fire Department and Niagara Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) for a motor vehicle collision on Glenridge Avenue, in the area between Lockhart Drive and John Macdonell Street in the City of St. Catharines.

Initial investigation has determined a Red Pontiac Vibe was travelling north on Glenridge Avenue when the...