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ADVISORY: Niagara Police Service Board Meeting – November 28, 2024

The media and public are invited to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Service Board on Thursday, November 28, 2024.  The public portion of the meeting will begin at 9:30 am and can be viewed live on the link Niagara Region Police Service Board - YouTube  

The Board will record the meeting and will upload the link to the Board’s website for the public to access following the meeting.  

The agenda for this meeting, as well as a full listing of Board...

NRPS Arrest Youth Following Online School Threat – St. Catharines

On November 19, 2024, at approximately 10:00am the 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers responded to Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School  on Linwell Road in St. Catharines regarding a threats call for service.

The Niagara Regional Police Service was contacted by INTERPOL Washington after they were contacted by the social media app “Snapchat”.  Snapchat had alerted INTERPOL after a St. Catharines based user made a threatening post...

St. Catharines Shoplifting Initiative Results in Multiple Arrests

The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Community Oriented Response and Engagement (CORE) Unit was established with a directive to address issues related to social disorder and criminal activity that impact the community. In response to community concerns regarding theft of significant monetary amounts, violence, and the presence of weapons in retail establishments, the #1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Community Oriented Response and Engagement Unit launched the 3P (Past the Point of...

Detectives Investigating Fatal Collision on McLeod Road – Niagara Falls – UPDATE 1

The investigation into the September 3, 2024, McLeod Road serious collision has been ongoing by Niagara Regional Police Service Collision Reconstruction Unit detectives.

A black 2010 Acura ZDX had collided on the roadway with a bicycle that was being driven by a 30-year-old male (Niagara Falls) with a 36-year-old female (Niagara Falls) passenger. The passenger was seated in a wagon. The male cyclist received serious injuries and the female passenger died as a result of her injuries.

On November...

NRPS OEEU Detectives Arrest 40-Year-Old Niagara Falls Woman

On Tuesday November 21, 2023, the Niagara Regional Police Service responded to a call for service in which a 2-year-old child was found without vital signs in a family home in the City of Niagara Falls. As a result, a sudden death investigation in conjunction with the Coroner’s office was commenced.

A postmortem examination of the child took place where it was determined the child’s death was the result of Fentanyl and Bromazolam* toxicity.  The Niagara Regional Police Homicide Unit and Opioid...