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Public Release – Criminal Impaired Driving Offences: May 4 to May 10, 2025

In an effort to bring further attention to, and deter, impaired driving by alcohol or drugs, the Niagara Regional Police Service will be reporting the names of individuals charged with alleged criminal impaired driving offences in the region.

In addition to being charged, these individuals are subject to 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 contact the Niagara...

Three Persons Arrested in NRPS Drug Trafficking Investigation – Niagara Falls

In the early months of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Street Crime Unit detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-Lake) commenced an investigation into suspected drug trafficking occurring in the City of Niagara Falls.

On May 13, 2025, detectives received judicial authorization to execute a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant for a room at a Lundy’s Lane hotel near Montrose Road in Niagara Falls.

As a result of the investigation, three suspects...

Man and Woman Arrested for Fentanyl Trafficking – Welland

In the spring of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Street Crime detectives assigned to 3 District (Welland/Pelham) commenced an investigation into a mobile drug dealer believed to be trafficking fentanyl throughout the City of Welland.

On May 13, 2025, detectives received judicial authorization to execute a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence in Welland, along with a vehicle associated with the investigation. The search warrants were executed by officers...

NRPS Detectives Investigating Defamatory Poster Incidents – Thorold – Update 1 – ARREST

Detectives from the 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) office of the Niagara Regional Police Service have been investigating multiple incidents involving defamatory posters taped to hydro poles and other public locations throughout Thorold, St. Catharines, and Niagara Falls. These posters featured an image and personal contact information of the victim, alongside unfounded and defamatory allegations.

As a result of the ongoing investigation, a suspect was identified. On May 9, 2025, detectives...

NRPS Investigating Two-Vehicle Collision in Niagara-on-the-Lake

On May 13, 2025, at approximately 5:46 p.m., emergency services personnel responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Uniform officers from 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) attended the scene at the intersection of Four Mile Creek Road and Line 7 Road. Niagara Emergency Medical Services paramedics and Niagara-on-the-Lake Fire Services personnel were on scene tending to four injured persons involved in the collision.

The initial investigation determined...