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UPDATE 2 - St. Catharines Detectives Are Asking for Assistance Identifying an Elderly Female

The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) continues to investigate the identity of a women found in medical distress.  The woman was located July 13, 2024, at approximately 5:00pm in the area of Parnell Road and Bunting Road in the City of St. Catharines. 

The unidentified woman was transported to a local hospital where she remains in critical condition. 

Despite all investigative efforts detectives have been unable to identify the woman or locate her next of kin.  The NRPS has decided to share...

UPDATE 1 - St. Catharines detectives are asking for assistance identifying an elderly female

Detectives continue to investigate as they work to identify an elderly female who was located in St. Catharines in medical distress.

Her updated description is:

• White
• Neck length white/grey hair
• 70-80 years of age
• Possibly Dutch/European descent 

She was located wearing beige ¾ length pants, a light coloured shirt, white running shoes, sunglasses, and a grey hiking hat.  The woman may have mobility issues as she was located with a black walking cane. 

She was last seen walking westbound on the Lock One...

St. Catharines detectives are asking for assistance identifying an elderly female

Detectives are asking for assistance identifying an elderly female who was located in St. Catharines in medical distress.

 The woman was located July 13, 2024 in the area of Parnell Road and Bunting Road.

 She is described as: 

• White
• Long white hair
• 65-75 years of age
• 5'3"-5'5"

She was located wearing white running shoes, sunglasses, and a grey hiking hat.  The woman may have mobility issues as she was located with a black walking cane. 

Detectives are asking residents who have family, friends or...

Niagara Falls Street Crime Detectives Recover quantity of drugs

On July 5, 2024, at approximately 1:15pm, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to the 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-Lake) Street Crime Unit, arrested an adult male and female outside a motel on Lundy’s Lane in the City of Niagara Falls.

Search incident to arrest resulted in the seizure of 25 grams of suspected cocaine, 154 grams of suspected fentanyl, 8.8 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine and over $1200 in Canadian currency believed to have been...

Three Impaired Arrests During Weekend R.I.D.E Campaign

On Friday July 5, 2024, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) conducted R.I.D.E. spot checks in the Cities of Port Colborne and Niagara Falls.

Throughout the night, officers stopped approximately 600 vehicles and inquired if any of the drivers had consumed any alcohol or drugs earlier in the evening. In total, 24 drivers had to provide a sample of their breath for analysis. 3 drivers were arrested for Impaired Operation – Exceed Blood Alcohol Concentration, while one driver had...