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On Monday, August 5, 2024, at approximately 1:10am, 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service attended the Harry’s New York Bar located at 1 Front Street South in the City of Thorold in relation to a property damage call in progress.

Investigation revealed two patrons had been asked to leave on August 4th, 2024 at approximately 11:00pm, for causing a disturbance.  The one of the two patrons returned to the bar wearing a ski mask and was armed with a sledge hammer. The patron proceeded to smash several windows of the establishment before he was stopped by citizens and held until police arrived. 

As a result, the suspect was arrested.

Kyle CROOKER (36 years old) of St. Catharines was arrested and charged with the following offences of:

  • Mischief Under $5,000
  • Disguise with Intent

Crooker was released on a form 10 undertaking and is expected to attend his first appearance on September 20th, 2024 at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse located at 59 Church Street in the City of St. Catharines.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009711.

Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.

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