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Human Trafficking Investigation Results in Arrest

In August 2024, the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Human Trafficking Unit initiated a human trafficking investigation. The investigation focused on the alleged trafficking of a female over the age of 18 which occurred throughout the Cities of Toronto and Niagara Falls. 

As a result of the investigation, a male and female suspect were identified and arrested in October 2024. At that time, a third suspect was known to be involved but had not yet been identified.

The NRPS Human Trafficking...

NRPS Investigating St. Catharines Sexual Assault

On Saturday, April 5, 2025, at approximately 1:20 a.m. 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to a report of a sexual assault that occurred in the area of Glendale Avenue and Kerr Street in the City of St. Catharines.

Officers met with a female victim in her 50s, who reported that on April 5, 2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m., she was walking in the area of Glendale Avenue and Kerr Street in the City of St. Catharines when...

Unsolicited Individuals Approaching Grimsby Doors

The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) is currently investigating two separate incidents involving suspicious individuals in the Town of Grimsby. These occurrences took place between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. over the past week.

In both instances, two individuals approached residences where vehicles were parked in the driveway. The individuals proceeded to knock on doors and inquire if the vehicles were for sale, despite there being no “For Sale” signage or indication that the...

Street Crime Detectives Seize Weapons and Drugs – Niagara Falls

During the spring of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) Street Crime Unit (SCU) commenced an investigation into the trafficking of firearms and controlled substances in the City of Niagara Falls.

During the course of the investigation, detectives arrested a male outside a residential address in the City of Niagara Falls. Subsequent to the arrest, the individual was found to be in possession of a quantity of fentanyl,...

West Lincoln Man Arrested Following Child Luring Investigation

In March of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detectives assigned to the Child Sexual Exploitation Unit began a joint undercover investigation into the luring of minors using the Internet.

Over the course of the investigation, the suspect is alleged to have communicated for a sexual purpose unknowingly with the undercover police officer, believing them to be young persons under the...