Chair Jen Lawson welcomed back Kevin Gibson to the Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Services Board. Mr. Gibson was appointed to the Police Services Board by the Provincial Government under an Order in Council from the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario for a three-year term commencing November 9, 2023. He served previously on the Board as a former Regional Councillor from 2018 to 2022. Mr. Gibson fills the position previously held by former Board Vice-Chair Dave Eke, whose term ended on… Read more…
Category: Niagara Region
Cloud-based Storage of Child Sexual Abuse Material Results in Arrest of Niagara Falls Man
In November 2023, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began an investigation into the upload of Child Sexual Abuse Material to a Microsoft cloud-based storage service. Read more…
Suspicious House Fire in Pelham Under Investigation
Pelham, ON – The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) is currently investigating a suspicious house fire that occurred on Mayfair Avenue in Pelham on November 16, 2023, at approximately 12:11am. Read more…
NRPS Investigating Suspicious Incident in Lincoln
The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) is currently investigating a suspicious incident involving an adult male and child in the Town of Lincoln.
On November 17, 2023 at 2:30p.m. 8 District (Grimsby / Lincoln / West Lincoln) uniform officers from the NRPS were called to the area of Greenlane Road and Garden Gate Trail.
A member of the public contacted the NRPS and advised that at approximately 2:30 p.m. they witnessed an adult male talking to a young female child of approximately 4-5 years… Read more…
NRPS Investigating Suspicious Incident in Lincoln – Update 1 – LOCATED
Detectives from the 8 District office of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) have been investigating this matter. Read more…
Driver Arrested for Impaired Operation After Collision with Pelham House
Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 3 District (Welland/Pelham) uniform officers are investigating after a car collided with a house in Pelham. Read more…
Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls Closed Following Serious Incident
There has been an incident on the American side of the Rainbow Bridge that has resulted in its closure. The Rainbow Bridge connects the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario, to the City of Niagara Falls, New York. Read more…
Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls Closed Following Serious Incident – Update 1
The investigation into the circumstances that led to the incident at the Rainbow Bridge remains ongoing by United States (US) law enforcement officials. Read more…
Man Arrested Following NRPS Drug Investigation – Niagara Falls
On Wednesday, November 22, 2023, detectives from the 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara on the Lake) Street Crime Unit, with the Niagara Regional Police Service, entered an investigation into the sale of controlled substances in the City of Niagara Falls. Read more…
Public Release – Criminal Impaired Driving Offences – November 6th to November 19th, 2023
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. Read more…