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Public Notice of Police Training – NRPS ETU and NPP Training at Table Rock Complex

On Friday, May 10, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. the Niagara Regional Police Service Emergency Task Unit (ETU) and the Niagara Parks Police Service will be conducting joint training.  The training will take place in the immediate area of the Table Rock Complex located at 6650 Niagara River Parkway, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Members of the public in the area should expect:

• An increased police presence
• The sound of simulated gun fire
• The sound of controlled explosions

There will also...

Two People Arrested in Relation to a Firearms Investigation – Niagara Falls

In the early months of 2024, 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara on the Lake) detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service’s Street Crime Unit, commenced a firearms investigation. The investigation led detectives to an apartment on Harriman Street in the City of Niagara Falls where suspects were identified. 

On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, judicial authorization was granted and Niagara Falls Street Crime Detectives, with the assistance of the Emergency Task Unit, executed a search warrant at the...

Public Release – Criminal Impaired Driving Offences – April 29th to May 5th, 2024

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...

Detectives Investigating Motorcycle Collision in Smithville

On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at approximately 2:15pm, 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln) uniform officers attended the area of St. Catharines Street and Industrial Park Road in the Town of Smithville for a serious single motorcycle collision.

Investigation revealed an adult male lost control of his motorcycle.  Niagara Emergency Medical Services attended the scene and transported the male to an out of region hospital with life threatening injuries.  

Detectives with the Collision Reconstruction Unit have...

Armed Person Call in Welland Leads to an Arrest and Charges – UPDATE 1

As a result of information surrounding the involvement of a firearm, 3 District’s Criminal Investigative Branch assumed carriage of the investigation. Judicial authorization was sought, and a search warrant was obtained. On May 6, 2024, the search warrant was executed at the State Street residence where detectives seized a replica firearm, knife, baseball bat and a bolt action .22 rifle.

James HELLAM (38 years) of Welland was arrested and charged with the additional Criminal Code offences: