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Detectives Investigating Smithville Homicide

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...

NRPS Partners with the OPP & MTO for Joint Enforcement Initiative – Lincoln

On April 23rd, 2024, the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS), Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS), Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and the Town of Lincoln partnered for a joint enforcement initiative focusing on commercial motor vehicle enforcement.

In response to community concern involving increased commercial motor vehicle traffic in Lincoln and West Lincoln, the focus of this initiative was to identify commercial motor vehicles intentionally bypassing...

Public Release – Criminal Impaired Driving Offences – April 15th to April 21st, 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...

Detectives Investigating Robbery in Beamsville

Update 1 - April 25, 2024 - Suspect photo

Detectives continue to investigate the robbery that occurred on April 22, 2024.

As a result, detectives are seeking the public's help in identifying the suspect.

The suspect is described as:

Male

White

5’11

Wearing a plain blue bandana over his chin/mouth and nose, blue jacket with emblem on the left chest, blue jeans, black and white sole running shoes. 

His right hand was in his front right jacket pocket while his left hand carried a blue reusable shopping bag...

NRPS Investigating a Shooting in a Residential Area of Niagara Falls.

Detectives from the 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara on the Lake) office of the Niagara Regional Police Service are investigating a shooting incident in Niagara Falls.

On April 22, 2024, at 8:00pm 2 District uniform officers responded to a home in the area Ryerson Crescent and Rice Crescent for a belated report of a shooting. The initial investigation determined that on April 21, 2024, at 3:30am residents in the area were awoken to the sound of three possible gun shots. It was not reported to...