On August 29, 2024, detectives from the 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara on the Lake) Street Crime Unit observed a male operating an electric scooter on Morrison Street in the City of Niagara Falls.
The male was known to detectives and a check revealed he was prohibited from operating a motor vehicle in Canada. The male however had already left the area. A short time later detectives observed the same male in the driveway of a home on Crysler Avenue in Niagara Falls. Detectives arrested the male without incident for operating a motor vehicle while disqualified.
A search incident to arrest resulted in the seizure of:
- 32 grams of suspected fentanyl (value $2200)
- 10 grams of cocaine (value $1000).
The male was also in possession of a concealed collapsible baton and proceeds of crime ($1110).
Nicholas RODITIS (48 years old) of Oshawa has been arrested and charged with the criminal offences of:
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (fentanyl)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
- Possession of a Concealed Weapon
- Driving While Disqualified
- Possession of Proceeds of Crime
RODITIS was held in custody for a video bail hearing to the Robert S. K. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines on August 30, 2024.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the investigating officers by calling 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1002200.
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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