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UPDATE 1 - 35-year-old in Custody After Stabbing Incident on Queen Street – Niagara Falls

UPDATE 1 - 35-year-old in Custody After Stabbing Incident on Queen Street – Niagara Falls

Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the stabbing incident that occurred in Niagara Falls on March 27, 2025.

During the initial investigation, officers arrested Luizao Miguel CASTRO based on physical evidence at the scene and an...

Public Release – Criminal Impaired Driving Offences – March 24, 2025, to March 29, 2025

In an effort to bring further attention and deterrence to driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the Niagara Regional Police Service will be reporting the names of those people who are charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offence in the Region.

In addition to being charged, these individuals are also bound by a Ministry of Transportation 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension and are prohibited from operating a motor vehicle on a roadway. The public is encouraged to...

LOCATED - MISSING PERSON – 77-Year-Old Male Missing from Niagara Falls

Missing person Wayne GILLIS has been located and is safe. We would like to thank the community and the media for their assistance with this matter.

We have removed his photo from the original media release and our social media for his privacy. 

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Original Release - Wednesday, April 2, 2025

MISSING PERSON – 77-Year-Old Male Missing from Niagara Falls

The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) is currently conducting a missing person investigation stemming from the City of Niagara Falls.

Detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) are currently searching for Wayne GILLIS (77 years of age). He was last seen driving in the area of Falls Avenue and Bender Street on April 1, 2025, at approximately 4:20 p.m.

GILLIS is described as follows:

-          Male

-          White

-          5’10 feet tall

-          Slender build

Update 2 – Detectives Investigating Stabbing in St. Catharines

Update 2 – Detectives Investigating Fatal Stabbing in St. Catharines

On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, the victim involved in this altercation succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

Investigators are now able to identify the victim as 56-year-old Victor Clayton.

As a result of his death, Niagara Regional Police Homicide Detectives have continued to retain carriage of this investigation.

A male suspect, identified as Rohan Chandler (30 years) of no fixed abode is now wanted for the following criminal...