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NRPS Arrest Mississauga Man for Internet Child Luring Offence

In August 2024, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began a proactive investigation to target people who use the Internet to communicate with children and meet them for a sexual purpose. 

Over a four month-long period, a suspect is alleged to have used the Internet to converse by text conversations with a person who he believed to be a 14-year-old female.  On November 20th, 2024, the suspect attended a pre-arranged location to...

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...

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