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Holiday Card Colouring Contest

The Niagara Regional Police Service is proud to announce the launch of its Holiday Card Colouring Contest for the 2024 holiday season. This exciting initiative invites children to submit their original artwork for a chance to be featured on the Service’s official holiday card.

The contest is open to all youth in grades JK/SK to Grade 3 within the Region of Niagara.  The theme for this year's contest is “how do you stay safe in your community” and submissions should be suitable for use on a...

Detectives Investigating Robbery in Welland

On Monday, September 23, 2024 at 9:00pm, 3 District (Welland/Fonthill) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service attended the Esso Gas Station located at 1000 Ontario Road in the City of Welland for a belated robbery call for service.

Investigation revealed that at approximately 6:20pm on September 23, a male suspect had entered the Esso, brandished a knife and demanded cash from the register. The employee refused and the suspect then left the store.

There were no physical...

IED Investigation in Niagara Falls - Update 2

Update 2 – September 28, 2024 

As a result of the continued investigation by detectives from 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake), another search warrant was executed on September 28th, 2024 at a residence in the area of Beaver Glen Drive near Brookside Drive, in the City of Niagara Falls. 

Simultaneously, with the assistance from the Chatham-Kent Police Service, a search warrant was executed at a residence in the area of St. Clair Street and Paxton Drive in Chatham, Ontario.

On September...

1 Male Arrested 3 Males Wanted for Gang Sexual Assault – Update 1 - 2nd ARREST

Detectives from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) are continuing their investigation into a targeted gang sexual assault that occurred on September 15, 2024, in the City of St. Catharines.

On September 28, 2024, detectives were notified by the Perth Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police Service that Kieran Ennis (24 years) of Atwood North Perth had been arrested when he surrendered himself at their police station. NRPS SAU detectives attended the...

1 Male Arrested 3 Males Wanted for Gang Sexual Assault

Since September of 2024, detectives with the Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) of the Niagara Regional Police Service have been investigating a gang sexual assault that took place on September 15th, 2024, in the City of St. Catharines.
Investigation revealed that 4 male suspects had committed a break and enter at a residence in the area of Welland Avenue and Lake Street in the City of St. Catharines, and gang sexually assaulted an adult female. Prior to the males leaving, they stole multiple items from...