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Fire Call leads to Two Arrests – Fort Erie

On Saturday, March 8, 2025, at approximately 7:00 a.m. members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 5 District (Fort Erie/Ridgeway) responded to the area of Allen Trail and Whispering Woods Trail in the Town of Fort Erie for a Fire related call for service.

Once on scene, officers observed a row of town homes under construction fully engulfed in flames. The Fort Erie Fire Department began efforts to extinguish the fire, while officers secured a perimeter.

Investigation...

UPDATE 2 - MISSING PERSON - NRPS in Port Colborne are searching for a missing 31-year-old man

UPDATE 2 - MISSING PERSON - NRPS in Port Colborne are searching for a missing 31-year-old man

On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at approximately 11:40 a.m, uniform members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 3 District (Welland/Pelham) responded to an unidentified human remains call for service located in the Welland Canal in the area of Highway 140 in the City of Welland.

The unidentified human remains were recovered. Detectives with 3 District Criminal Investigation Branch...

Report of a Suspicious Male Leads to Arrest – Niagara Falls

On Thursday, March 6, 2025, at approximately 1:55 p.m. Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) uniform members assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) responded to a commercial business in the area of Four Mile Creek Road and York Road in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake for a Suspicious Person call for service.

Once on scene, officers located a male in a balaclava acting suspiciously. Further investigation revealed the male was in possession of two large zip ties and an...

NRPS Charge Man for Failing to Stop at a Red Light - Grimsby

On Thursday, March 6, 2025, at approximately 1:41 p.m. Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) uniform members assigned to 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) responded to the area of Christie Street and Clarke Street in the Town of Grimsby for a Motor Vehicle Collision call for service.

Upon arrival, uniformed officers confirmed that two vehicles were involved in a collision. One vehicle, a transport truck, was travelling north bound on Christie Street when the driver entered the...

St. Catharines Male Arrested in Relation to Sexual Assault

In January of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to the Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) began an investigation into a sexual assault that occurred in the City of St. Catharines.

Investigation revealed that a female and male met via an online dating app. 

As a result of the investigation, on Thursday, March 6, 2025, Jeffrey BATTLE (20 years) of St. Catharines, was arrested and charged with the following criminal offences:

-          Sexual Assault

-          Overcome Resistance...